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Thomas Henry Fraser
| Name on Board | T Fraser |
| Name on Service Records |
Thomas Henry Fraser |
| Enlistment Age | 26 |
| Occupation | Town Engineer, Town of Williamstown, Vic |
| Place of Birth | Camberwell, Vic |
| Next of Kin | Alexander Ballatyne and Harriet Elizabeth Fraser |
| Address | 11 Seymour Grove, Camberwell, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 28/01/1916 |
| Service No. | 2111 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 6/06/1916 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Wandilla A62 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 2nd Australian Pioneer Battalion |
| Date of Death | 15/09/1917 |
| Unit on Death | 2nd Australian Pioneer Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Sergeant |
| Cause of Death | KIA |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
Belgium. Initially buried where he died. (No known grave) |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium |
Additional Information
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Williamstown Town Engineer, Thomas Fraser had worked at Williamstown Municipality since July 1912. His farewell was attended by 150 council employees. He was described as a ‘man among men’ and his skills at making Williamstown roads equal to the standard of any road in Melbourne were highly regarded. Town Clerk Mr Ogden, noted that ‘His kindly disposition had endeared him to the staff and they one and all wished him success abroad and a speedy and a safe return’. The Councillors voted to make up the difference in pay while he was enlisted.
Tom, as he was known to his men, was laying planks to make a road at Hell Fire Corner when he was killed instantly by shell fire on the Menin Road Ridge. He was buried where he died but the location of his grave was lost and he has no known grave.
Additional References
Williamstown Chronicle, Saturday 5 February 1916, p2 and Saturday 6 October 1917, p3
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