Search results Next record Previous record Māori Duncan Reid Fraser Born 26 January 1892 - Died 21 July 1915 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 24/145 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankRifleman AWMM New Zealand Training Unit, Trentham Regiment, 2nd Battalion, A Company AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of Rifleman Duncan Reid Fraser 24/145 taken prior to the First World War. Image kindly prov … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesDuncan Reid AWMM SurnameFraser AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 24/145 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth26 January 1892 AWMM Tarland, Aberdeenshire AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW1 Pre 28 May 1915 AWMM Paerata, Franklin District, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 James Fraser (father), Gallowcairn, Torpins, Aberdeenshire, Scotland AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single/WWI AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 24/145 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ TransfersNew Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 28 May 1915 AWMM Age 23 AWMM Farm hand/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 Private AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 foot 6 inches AWMM Weight, Unknown Period AWMM 11 stone AWMM Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM Blue AWMM Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM brown AWMM Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM Cerebro spinal meningitis AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankRifleman AWMM New Zealand Training Unit, Trentham Regiment, 2nd Battalion, A Company AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Duncan Fraser was the son of J. Fraser, of Gallowcairn, Torphins, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Died of meningitis at Wellington with sister Barbara at his bedside in Wellington Hospital. His body was taken to Pokeno by train for burial by his sister. a white marble headstone was erected by his comrades. The illness was brought about by conditions at Trentham Military Camp. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death21 July 1915 AWMM Age 22 AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of Disease AWMM Death notes CemeteryPokeno Cemetery, Fraser Road, Pokeno, New Zealand AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial namePokeno First World War Memorial AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Duncan Reid Fraser by laying a poppy. Duncan Daniel Fraser Duncan Hugh Fraser Duncan Reid Fraser Ean Magnus Fraser Earle Fraser Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Duncan Reid Fraser Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21004845 Further Reference Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast Sources Used Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast Sources Used Soldiers' death. Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 19, 22 July 1915, Page 7 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19150722.2.84&srpos Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/643168/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/643168 Further Reference DocumentsThe Evening Post AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
