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Captain John Bruce Fraser

Portrait of a soldier wearing peak hat. He has a moustache.

Capt. Fraser
1918. The Christmas Echo: Honour Roll Number. LLSC.

John Bruce Fraser was born on 16 October 1885 in London, ON. He worked in wholesale dry goods at Robinson, Little & Co. Ltd. and resided with his parents at 232 Central Ave. He served in the 7^th Fusiliers Regiment before enlisting in the 142^nd Canadian Infantry Battalion as a Lieutenant on 15 May 1916. In November 1916, he was promoted to Acting Captain while serving in the 64^th Btn. One month after becoming the A/Capt of the 3^rd Btn of the Canadian Machine Gun Corps, Capt. Fraser was killed in action in France on 4 September 1918.

He is commemorated on page 410 of the First World War Book of Remembrance, (Memorial Chamber, Peace Tower, Parliament Hill).

Grave: Dury Crucifix Cemetery, France.