WW1 AUSTRALIAN MEDAL PAIR 28TH BATTALION A.I.F. 2216 SGT FRASER

Description

A WW1 mystery man. Private later Sergeant, Donald Fraser D Coy 28^th Battalion.

British War Medal missing suspender arm. Victory Medal damaged suspender loop seperated from medal, but present. Impressed named 2216 SGT. D.FRASER. 28-BN. A.I.F. War medal same but 28/BN. Sold as shown here.

Donald Fraser is listed on the 28^th Battalion embarkation rolls with his next of kin in Ross, Scotland. He possibly emigrated to Western Australia to work on the Goldfields in Kalgoorlie. His address on enlistment is Northam Western Australia.

The embarkation roll records his regimental number as 2216 as is impressed on his medal. However the Battalion history lists 2216 to  Pte David Selkirk and 1205 D Fraser  T (transferred) to 8^th F Coy  Eng.  Ptd Far Sgt. No trace on the Australian National Archives for 2216 D. Fraser 28th Batt AIF.

The embarkation roll states:

Donald FRASER

Regimental number 2216

Religion   Church of England

Occupation   Groom

Address   c/o R G Steere, Northam, Western Australia

Marital status Single

Age at embarkation 35

Next of kin     Aunt, R McIver, Achault Hotel, Achault, Ross, Scotland

Enlistment date  9 March 1915

Rank on enlistment Private

Unit name     28th Battalion, D Company

AWM Embarkation Roll number   23/45/1

Embarkation details Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 29 June 1915

No trace on the Australian National Archives for 2216 D. Fraser 28^th Batt AIF.

Battalion Unit History “A Record of War Service 1915-1919 Nominal roll records

 1205 D Fraser  T to 8^th F Coy  Eng.  Ptd Far Sgt

2216  Pte David Selkirk. 28^th Battalion.