FRAZER, Albert Arthur
| Service Number: | 4105 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Brighton Street State School, Richmond, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4105 | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4105, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4105, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 19 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, B Company | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4105, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), B Company |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Karen Standen
Private Arthur Albert (Tots) Frazer, now reported to have been killed in France, was one of the oldest residents, in point of years, to be accepted for active service abroad. He led an adventurous life, and the weight of his 45 years rested lightly upon him when, after walking from Echuca to Melbourne, he pulled up at the Swanston-street recruiting depot, left his swag in the portico and passed the examining doctors with a first-class certificate. Then he caught the train to the residence of his brother, Mr. Jno. P. Frazer. 80 Erskine-street, Middle Park, and informed him of his patriotic action and his determination to go into camp immediately. Private Frazer could have had plenty of means to pay his railway fare from Echuca, or, for that matter, he could have had a free railway pass. He wanted, however, to "try" himself. That was why he walked. He covered the 145 miles in five days. Private Frazer was a Brighton-street school boy and was born in James-street. Richmond Guardian, 30 September 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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