FRASER, George Arthur
| Service Number: | 2414 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 July 1916, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Wakefield, South Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Port Wakefield, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds while a Prisoner of War, France, 1 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Corbehem Communal Cemetery Corbehem Communal Cemetery, Corbehem, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Port Wakefield Bowmans Methodist Church & District WW1 Roll of Honour, Port Wakefield Memorial Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2414, 48th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA | |
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| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2414, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2414, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Donald and Christina FRASER
The late Private G. A. Fraser, No. 2414. was born at "Fair View," Port Wakefield, in 1892. He enlisted on 23rd July, 1916, and was appointed to the 48th Battalion of the 5th Reinforcements. He sailed on August 28th, 1916, and was sent to France on December 27th and was reported missing on April 11th. The last letter received from him was dated March 30th. On November 12th, 1917, he was reported as having died a prisoner of war in Germany, cause not stated. An " In Memoriam " service was conducted by the Rev. D. T. Reddin in the Port Wakefield chuch, which was packed to the doors, many being unable to obtain admitance The favourite hymns of the late soldier were sung, and a quartette from the choir—Misses Drake and Hewett and Messrs Norman and Drake—sang by special request his favourite piece "He Wipes the Tears from every Eye." The clergyman gave a brief outline of Private Fraser's career, and drew spiritual lessons from the beauty and strength of that brief but brave young life. He made special mention of Private Fraser's last known act, which was to leap down into a shell hole under fire and dress a comrade's wounds before he dashed on again into the fight. The packed church was a tribute to the brave and evidence of wide-spread sympathy with the bereaved family.
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