Malcolm FRASER

Regimental number10/252
Date of birth20 October 1886
Place of birthCardiff, South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationEngineer
AddressMarquis of Normanby Hotel, Carterton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.10
Height5' 10"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinMalcolm Fraser, 2 Mayfield Avenue, Cardiff, Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 4.5 years in the Royal Army Medical Corps, Welsh Regiment, British Army; time expired; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 20), Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 362 days (of which 299 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21004957