FRAZER, Horace Ernest
| Service Number: | 1246 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Binnaway, New South Wales, Australia, February 1889 |
| Home Town: | Binnaway, Warrumbungle Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Egypt, 7 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave No. 6. MY DEAR SON GAVE HIS OWN LIFE THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coonabarabran War Memorial Clock Tower |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1246, 7th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 1246, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 1246, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement Trooper, 1246, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1246 awm_unit: 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1916-08-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Horace Ernest Frazer was one of four brothers who served in the AIF, the sons of Francis Stephen and Sarah Jane Frazer, of Binnaway, New South Wales.
Two of the brothers lost their lives, one was sent home badly wounded in 1917 and the fourth brother was decorated twice for bravery, winning the Military Medal and Bar before returning home in 1919.
Horace’s brother 452 Pte. Kenneth Richard Frazer 36th Battalion AIF was killed in action at Passchendaele on 12 October 1917, aged 20.
Another brother, 455 Lance Corporal Edwin Everingham Frazer 36th Battalion AIF was shot in the foot in early 1917 and returned home wounded a few months later.
A fourth brother, 2164 Private James Henry Percival Frazer M.M. and Bar 19th Battalion AIF was twice decorated for bravery and returned to Australian in 1919.
Horace was reported in the local papers to be “the champion Binnaway footballer and cricketer, and secretary of both clubs. He was 27 years of age.”
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