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FRASER, Herbert John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 401601 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 18 March 1914 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Norway, 20 November 1942, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Eiganes Churchyard, Stavenger, Norway |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Forest Street Uniting Church RAAF Memorial Window, Bendigo High School Honour Roll WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 401601 | |
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| 1 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 401601 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Pilot Officer Norman Arthur Davies 401422 and Pilot Officer Herbert John Fraser 401601 from Headquarters 38 Wing RAF were pilots in Horsa Glider HS114 & DP349 which delivered airborne Royal Engineers to a landing site near Helleland in Norway for Operation FRESHMAN
This was a mission to sabotage German production of heavy water being carried out at a facility at Vermork in Norway (heavy water was a component required for atomic bomb production)