FRASER, Walter Charles
(Service number 6/2624)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 05/09/1889 | Place of Birth | Gore |
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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 | Cabinet Maker, for J. Radcliffe | ||
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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, France 1916-18 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 5 August 1952 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Walter Charles Fraser was the son of John and Elizabeth (née Kirby) Fraser. Walter died on 5 August 1952 in Christchurch and was buried in Timaru Cemetery with wife Elsie Maude (nee Wallace).
Two brothers, George Albert Fraser and Albert Hugh 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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