FRASER  W.

Given Names:  Walter

               

Service Number:  6809

Unit:  22nd Battalion, 19th reinforcements                                                                        

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  171583

 

Age:  32 Yrs  1 Mth

Occupation:  Baker                                                                                                        

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Church of England

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  5½ In                  

Weight:  119 Lbs

Chest:  31-34 In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fresh

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  19/2/1917

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Irene Madeline Fraser

40 Brougham Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                   

Embarkation Date:  11/5/1917

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Ascanius A11

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Died of wounds

Ship:               

Embarked:      

Disembarked: 

Unit:  22nd Battalion                                                                                                                     

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:                                       

Place: 

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  57257

Victory Medal:  56294

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1887

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  Hugh FRASER                            

Mother:  Elizabeth Catherine AMES

 

MARRIAGE

Year:  1909     

Place:             

Spouse: Irene Madeline BELLER

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 19/5/1918                          

Place: Villers-sur-Ancre, Somme, France  

Burial:  No known grave,

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Killed by a shrapnel bullet

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Kew State School

Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 346168

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

 

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Yes

 

Kew Rotary