FRASER, William Arthur
| Service Number: | 12295 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Footscray, Vic., 1888 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Footscray State School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie IV E 7, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Footscray Presbyterian Church Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 12295, 10th Field Ambulance | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 12295, 10th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 12295, 10th Field Ambulance, HMAT Runic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James and Eliza Jane Fraser, of 65, Nairn Terrace, Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia
The official confirmation of the news of Pte. W. A. Fraser's death, after 2 1/2 years' service is keenly felt as he is the second son of Mr and Mrs J. Fraser, of 11 Herbert street, who has made the supreme sacrifice in the great war, his brother, Walter W., being one of the first local lads to be killed on Gallipoli on May 1st, 1915. By his genial disposition Private Arthur Fraser was most popular among a wide circle of friends. He was closely connected with the Presbyterian Church and the Worker's Educational Association, and was a member of the Footscray A.N.A. and the Sunshine Masonic Lodge. He was Mr and Mrs Fraser's eldest son and was 30 years of age when he met his death.
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