Kenneth John Frazer
Born 28 Jul 1914 - Died 23 Nov 2012
- Service number
- 7706 AWMM
- Also known as
- Ken AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- Major/Military AWMM 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion AWMM
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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About birth
- Birth
- 28 Jul 1914 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM 19 Portland Crescent, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Lady Frazer (mother), 19 Portland Crescent, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Campaign
- North Africa AWMM
- Italy AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- 7706 AWMM
- Military service
- 28 (Maori) Battalion, D Company AWMM
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
- Military Cross (MC) AWMM
24 Sep 1942 AWMM
The National Archives. Recommendation for Award for Frazer, Kenneth James. (Ref. WO 373/21/120). Military Cross. AWMM - War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW2 Unknown AWMM Banker/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Vessel was Sobieski AWMM Second Lieutenant AWMM 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion, Headquarters AWMM
- WW2 Vessel was Highland Princess AWMM Captain/Military AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, Headquarters AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM
Prisoner of war
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- Liberation date
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- Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
16 April 1945, wounded in Italy AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- Major/Military AWMM
27 (Machine Gun) Battalion AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Younger son of Sir Francis and Lady Frazer
Maj K. J. Frazer, MC, m.i.d.; Bathurst, Gambia, West Africa; born Auckland, 28 Jul 1914; bank clerk; wounded 16 Apr 1945.
(Kay, R. 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. p. 22.) (Source: Kay, R. 27 (Machine Gun Battalion. p.22.)
'When the Germans counter-attacked Ruweisat Ridge, 11 Platoon was unable to bring its fire to bear on the armoured cars because they were on the other side of the ridge, and many New Zealanders were ‘mixed up in it all.’ After dark, when all was quiet, 11 Platoon (under Sergeant Homer) moved farther east to spend the night near the Indian brigade and the British tanks, while Lieutenant Frazer, accompanied by Sergeant Cross (who knew the route well after having already made the trip twice), went back to Headquarters 4 Company to report on the situation on the ridge. When Frazer and Cross returned to the ridge, they could not find their platoon, and as they were required to guide the surviving infantry of 4 and 5 Brigades to Headquarters 5 Brigade, they could only hope their own men would follow. Early next morning 11 Platoon turned up, looking ‘none the worse for having been deserted in this way.’
Their conduct during the battle won Frazer the MC and Cross the MM.' (Source: Kay, R. 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. p. 243.) AWMM
About death
- Death
- 23 Nov 2012 AWMM
Age 98 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
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- Cemetery
- Cremated AWMM
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
- Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 24 November 2012 AWMM
- Memorial name
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- Kay, R. (1958). 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-27Ba.html
Sources Used - 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
Further Reference - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy.
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20210104000423/http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html
Further Reference - 'The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East.' (London Gazette, 24 September 1942, p.4155.). Military Cross.
http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/35715/supplements/4155
Further Reference - The National Archives. Recommendation for Award for Frazer, Kenneth James. (Ref. WO 373/21/120). Military Cross.
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D7359452
Further Reference
- Kay, R. (1958). 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy
- References
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 1: WW2 62 - Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 14 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1944 to 31st December, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 14: WW2 33 - The New Zealand Herald
Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 24 November 2012 - Kay, R. (1958). 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
pp.5, 22, 120, 164, 176-7, 204, 220, 226, 231, 238, 243, 245, 276, 451, 458, 464, 469, 472. - Kay, R. (1967). Italy. Volume 2. From Cassino to Trieste. Dept. of Internal Affairs, Historical Publications Branch, Wellington, N.Z.
p.458. - Scoullar, J. L. (1955). Battle for Egypt : the summer of 1942. Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch, Wellington, N.Z.
pp.276, 277. - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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