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James Foster FRASER

Regimental number2369
Place of birthClifton Hill, Melbourne, Victoria
SchoolState School, Stawell, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBricklayer
AddressHorsham, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs R J Fraser, Horsham, Victoria
Enlistment date19 April 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 16 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 13 May 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialQueant Road Cemetery (Special Memorial C. 4), Buissy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
163
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: R.J. and Margaret FRASER, McPherson Street, Horsham, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: Robert Jason FRASER, killed Villers-Bretonneux, France 1918.

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