John Alexander FRASER

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Service Number:	3507
Enlisted:	21 August 1915, Enlisted at Goondiwindi, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	25th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Metcalfe, Victoria, Australia, 1878
Home Town:	Goondiwindi, Goondiwindi, Queensland
Schooling:	Metcalfe School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, near Messines, Belgium, 5 July 1916
Cemetery:	La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, Wallonie, Belgium Plot 1, Row B, Grave 4Rev. W.C. Smith officiated Headstone inscription reads: Until we meet again, La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, La Plus Douve, Wallonie, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goondiwindi War Memorial, Queensland Railways Toowoomba Employees Roll of Honour, Warwick War Memorial

21 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3507, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Goondiwindi, QLD
3 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 3507, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 3507, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
5 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3507, 25th Infantry Battalion

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John Alexander Fraser is also remembered on the Metcalfe School Honour Roll and the Metcalfe War Memorial, Vic.

Son of Donald and Kate Fraser; husband of Mary Josephine Fraser of Marshall Street, Goodiwindi, QLD

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal