| Accession Number | P07104.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file TIFF |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 6268 Private (Pte) Alexander Stewart (Sandy) Fraser, a farmer of Timmering, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 6268 Private (Pte) Alexander Stewart (Sandy) Fraser, a farmer of Timmering, Vic, who enlisted on the 25 April 1916. Pte Fraser joined the 20th Reinforcements to the 7th Battalion and left for England from Melbourne on board HMAT Euripides on 11 September 1916. After training in England Pte Fraser joined the 7th Battalion in France on 29 December 1916. He was killed in action at Lagnicourt, France, on 23 April 1917, aged 24 years. He was originally reported to be buried at Pronville near Bapaume, but this proved to be incorrect. Pte Fraser has no known grave and his name is commemorated on the Villers Bretonneux Memorial.