Captain Finlay David Fraser

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Fraser, Finlay David

Date of birth: 1886-12-02

Place of birth: Brantford Ontario Canada

Next of kin: Annabella Fraser (Mother), 45 Charlotte Street, Brantford, Brant, ON, Canada

Marital status: single

Occupation (attested): Druggist

Occupation (normalized): Pharmacist

Address: 45 Charlotte Street, Brantford, Brant, ON, Canada

Religion: Presbyterian

Date of death: 1916-08-12

Cause of death: Died in war, unknown cause

Buried: Wimereux Communal Cemetery, III. J. I.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA

Highest Rank: Captain (4th Battalion)

Rank detail

Captain, 4th Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 508419

Uploader's Notes:

Son of Robert Innes Fraser ( 1853 - xxxx) and Annabella Phair (1852 - 1935), of Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada. Finlay graduated from the Ontario College of Pharmacy in 1910. At the time of his enlistment, he worked for S. Tapscott and Company at 24 Market Street, in Brantford, ON, Canada.

He was a Mason, Brant Lodge #45, in Ontario, Canada.

In 1915, he became an instructor at the Canadian Training Camp in Shorncliffe, Kent, England, UK. Finlay was transferred to France on June 30, 1916. He died in #14 General Hospital located in Boulogne, Pas de Calais, France following appendicitis and surgery.

Finlay was survived by three siblings: Lottie Annabel Fraser ( 1888 - xxxx), Elsie Innes Fraser ( 1890 - xxxx) and William Fraser ( 1892 - xxxx). His father predeceased him but the date is unknown.

Uploader's Research notes: [Captain Army Canadian Infantry 4th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04

Last modified: 2014-08-12