FRASER, Hector Douglas
| Service Number: | QX1722 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 June 1940, Townsville, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 18 January 1906 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese , Thailand, 5 February 1944, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Plot 1, Row C, Grave No. 70, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, City of Townsville WW2 HR |
World War 2 Service
| 9 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, QX1722, Townsville, Queensland | |
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| 9 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX1722, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, QX1722 | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, Taken Prisoner by the Japanese during 'The Fall of Singapore' | |
| 5 Feb 1944: | Involvement Private, QX1722, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Prisoners of War |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
Private Hector Douglas Fraser decreased his true age by 2 years on his Service Record to increase his chances of being enlisted during the early stages of the Second World War as the recruiting age cut-off was 35 years of age.
'After training at Miowera and Caloundra, Queensland he was marched in to the 2/26 Battalion in Brisbane, Queensland.
Hector, a member of "F" Force slaved on the Thai Burma Railway, and was admitted to Kanchanaburi F & H Forces No 2 Hospital Camp, where he died as a result of Dysentery.
Originally buried in Grave 085 at Kanchanaburi No 4 Burial Grounds, his body was exhumed after the war and re-interred at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.' LINK (www.findagrave.com)
'MT. LOUISA SOLDIER DIED IN SIAM.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Fraser, senior, Mt. Louisa, have received advice from the Army that their son, QX1722 Private Hector Douglas Fraser, died of Illness whilst a prisoner of war in Siam early in 1944. Prior to enlisting with the 2/26. Battalion early in 1940, Private Fraser was a member of the Transport Company of the 31st. Battalion. Another son, Lieut. John Fraser (/explore/people/693121), who saw active service in the 1914-18 war, served with the forces until about 12 months ago.' from Townsville Daily Bulletin 17 Oct 1945 (nla.gov.au)
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