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William John FRASER

Regimental number1816
Place of birthNewcastle, New South Wales
SchoolNewcastle East Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrocer
Address9 Nobby Road, Newcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, William Fraser, 9 Nobby Road, Newcastle, New South Wales
Enlistment date14 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name34th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/51/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 4 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 31 August 1918
Place of death or woundingnear Hem France
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialHem Farm Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 26), Hem-Monacu, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
123
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Elizabeth FRASER, Jackaranda Road, Caringbah, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsPte George Rhueben Davis, MM
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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