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Archibald Fraser

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Archibald's Pension Record image courtesy of WFA

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Dundee
  • Service no: 1644
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Black Watch
  • Unit/Ship: 4th Battalion
  • Place of Death: France
  • Age at Death: 22
  • Date of Death: 25/09/1915
  • Burial Country: France
  • Cemetery: Loos Memorial
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 78 to 83.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Lochee, Dundee
  • Address: 46 Gray Street Lochee.
  • Occupation: Calender Worker, Camperdown Works, Lochee
  • Mother:
  • Father:

    Charles Fraser, 46 Gray St, Lochee

  • Siblings:

    James

  • Spouse:
  • Children:

More about Archibald Fraser

Archibald has no known grave but is remembered on the Loos Memorial. He was the son on Mr & Mrs Charles Fraser and the brother of L/Cpl James Fraser (M.M.) 10071, 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers, who was killed in action 11.04.1917.

Archibald Fraser   1644   Black Watch

LOCHEE TERRITORIAL WOUNDED.

Private Archibald Fraser 46 Gray Street, Lochee, is another member of the 4th Black Watch, who was wounded on the memorable 9th May.

He is 22 years of age, and has seen four years’ service with the 4th Black Watch.  Before the war he was employed in the calender at Camperdown Works, Lochee.

An elder brother, Private James Fraser, 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers, was wounded early in February.

Dundee Courier 2nd June 1915

FRASER―In loving memory of my dear brother Private Archibald Fraser, killed in action on 25th September 1915. Inserted by his sorrowing father and sister. Also, by Kate and Lizzie M’Cabe.

Dundee People’s Journal 22nd September 1917

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