| Service number | QX6470 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 09/03/1919 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Queensland, Ingham |
| Death Date | 30/11/2013 |
| Final Rank | Captain |
| Unit | 1st Independent Company |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Captain Alexander Fraser
Description
Captain Alexander Fraser enlisted to the Second Australian Imperial Force on 28 November 1940. He was second in command of 1 Independent Company, and served in New Britain, New Guinea. In early 1942, Captain Fraser was captured as a prisoner of war of the Japanese. He was interned at Zentsuji Prisoner of War Camp in Japan. After the war, Captain Fraser returned to Australia and was discharged on 29 November 1945.
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Second World War POWs and Missing Persons:
- Unit
- 1st Independent Company
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Captain
Timeline
| Date of birth | 09/03/1919 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of enlistment | 28/11/1940 | |
| Date of discharge | 29/11/1945 | |
| Date of death | 30/11/2013 |
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