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Donald Albert FRASER

Regimental number1646
Place of birthLagoon Flat, Texas, Queensland
SchoolState School Lagoon Flat, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarrier
AddressLagoon Flat, Bonshaw, Inverell, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Fraser, Lagoon Flat, Bonshaw, Inverell, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date29 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 February 1917
Place of death or woundingSommes, France
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialA.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot III, row B, Grave No. 12), Grass Lane, Felrs, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
162
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Jane FRASER, Lagoon Flat, Texas, Queensland
Family/military connectionsBrother: Alexander Claude Fraser, died Liverpool Camp 11 July 1915.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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