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Bert Dalzell FRASER

Regimental number717
Place of birthLiverpool, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCook
AddressAintree, Liverpool, England
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 3.75"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Fraser, 27 Warbeckmoor, Aintree, Liverpool, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 April 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 3 May 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Name recorded on Nominal Roll as Bert Dabyyell FRASER.
Discharge date8 September 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 16 August 1915.

Transferred to 5th Brigade Headquarters from B Company, 19th Bn, 10 November 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria from Mudros, 9 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation).

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 March 1916.

Transferred to 18th Bn, 1 January 1917.

Appointed Corporal, 2 January 1917.

Admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, 10 March 1917 (debility); transferred to 7th Australian Field Ambulance, 11 March 1917; discharged to duty, 25 March 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 26 March 1917.

Detached for duty with 5th Infantry Brigade Headquaters, 2 January 1917.

On leave to United Kingdom, 23 February 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 12 March 1918.

On leave, 1 December 1918-15 January 1919.

Returned to 18th Bn, 1 February 1919.

Marched out to England, 2 February 1919, for return to Australia.

Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Sutton Veny, 17 February 1919 (tonsilitis); marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, from hospital, 7 April 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Leicestershire, 3 May 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 21 June 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 8 September 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Miscellaneous detailsSurname entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as FRAZER; next of kin incorrectly entered as Warbeckman, Aintree, Liverpool, England.
Date of death23 January 1947
SourcesNAA: B2455, FRASER Bert Dalzell

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