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John Alexander FRASER

Regimental number3507
Place of birthMetcalfe, Victoria
SchoolPublic School
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressMarshall Street, Goondiwindi, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation37.7
Height5' 11
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary Josephine Fraser, Marshall Street, Goondiwindi, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 August 1915
Place of enlistmentGoondiwindi, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death39
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialLa Plus Douve Farm Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 4), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
104
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Donald and Kate FRASER; husband of Mary Josephine FRASER, Marshall Street, Goondiwindi, Queensland. Native of Metcalfe, Victoria
Family/military connectionsTwo stepsons and two brothers served with AIF
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, FRASER John Alexander

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