FRASER, Russell Pierse
| Service Number: | 3522 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1915, Place of enlistment - Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Second Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Australian Provost Corps |
| Born: | Cressy, Victoria, February 1896 |
| Home Town: | Weering, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Chauffeur |
| Memorials: | Colac Shire Honor Roll, Colac Soldier's Memorial, Cressy Weering State School No 904 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3522, Place of enlistment - Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3522, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A19' Afric from Melbourne on 5th January 1916. | |
| 18 Jul 1917: | Honoured Military Medal | |
| 19 Nov 1917: | Honoured Military Medal and bar, Menin Road | |
| 17 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 3522, Australian Provost Corps |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...3522 Private Russell Pierce Fraser, 8th Reinforcements, 23rd Battalion, of Cressy, Vic. Pte Fraser enlisted on 31 August 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Afric on 5 January 1916. On 13 March 1916 he joined the 2nd Pioneer Battalion. On 18 July 1917 he was awarded a Military Medal (MM) for his actions at Bullecourt where he brought a wounded man to safety while wounded himself. On 19 November 1917 he was awarded a Bar to the Military Medal. He was wounded again on 15 April 1918 at Abbeville in France and was sent to England for treatment. On 25 September 1919 he returned to Australia." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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