FRASER, Alfred Hugh
(Service number 6/2622)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 13/01/1891 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Maltby Avenue, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Upholsterer, J. Ballantyne, Maltby Ave, Timru | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | J. Fraser (Father) Maltby Ave, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt 1915-16, Egyptian Expeditionary Force 1916, Mudros (Lemnos) 1915, Western Europe 1916-18 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 4 September 1953 | Age | |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Alfred Hugh Fraser was the son of John and Elizabeth (née Kirby) Fraser. Alfred Fraser died on 4 September 1953 and was buried Timaru Cemetery.
Two brothers, George Albert Fraser and Walter Charles Fraser, also served in World War One.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015); SCRoll web submission by J Macdonald, 25 August 2024
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