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Peter FRASER

Regimental number880
Place of birthQuetta, Beluchistan
SchoolNational School
Age on arrival in Australia21
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMechanic
AddressPaulstown, Kilkenny, Ireland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Peter Henry Fraser, Paulstown, Kilkenny, lreland
Enlistment date23 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 November 1916
Place of death or woundingFactory Corner, near Bapaume
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialA.I.F. Burial Ground, Grass Lane (Special Memorial 17), Flers, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
101
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter and Jane FRASER, 74 Kilcarrig Street, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow, Ireland
Family/military connectionsHis eldest brother served with British Army . His brother Thomas RGA Killed in Action 1 May 1918. His brother Martin RGA wounded and Gassed April 1918. Uncle Wm Fraser killed in action 1915.

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