The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameThomas Fraser 
Birth1 Sep 1896, New Zealand
Death27 Aug 1942, Caserta, Italy
OccupationBushman before WWII Service
FatherRobert Lyle Fraser (ca1866-1952)
MotherEmma (Emily) (Emma) Jones (1867-1939)
Never married
Misc. Notes
Name, year and country of birth from search on New Zealand BDM website in July 2025:
1896/7950. Fraser, Thomas. Mother: Emma. Father: Robert Lyle
Full date of birth of 1 September 1896 from further searching in July 2025 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
Occupation and not married - before enlisting for WWII, date and place of death, from the entry for Military Service from the Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph website found in July 2025:
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C24117
Name: Thomas Fraser
Died: 27 August 1942
SERVICE NUMBER: 29310
ARMED FORCE / BRANCH: Army
LAST RANK: Private, 18 Infantry Battalion
WAR: World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
ADDRESS BEFORE ENLISTMENT: Unknown. 100 Valley Road, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
NEXT OF KIN ON EMBARKATION: Mr William Fraser (brother), 100 Valley Road, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Unknown. Single
MEDALS AND AWARDS: War Medal 1939-1945, New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
ENLISTMENT: WW2 Unknown. Bushman/Civilian
PRISONER OF WAR CAPTURE DETAILS: WW2 POW - Military Hospital, Caserta, Italy
MEDICAL NOTES: Killed or died while a Prisoner of War, Cause of Death. 27 August 1942. Other, WWII. G. S. W. R. leg amputation. R. thigh [Thomas suffered a gunshot wound to the right thigh, which resulted in the amputation of the leg], Broncho - Pneumonia.
1896/7950. Fraser, Thomas. Mother: Emma. Father: Robert Lyle
Full date of birth of 1 September 1896 from further searching in July 2025 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
Occupation and not married - before enlisting for WWII, date and place of death, from the entry for Military Service from the Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph website found in July 2025:
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C24117
Name: Thomas Fraser
Died: 27 August 1942
SERVICE NUMBER: 29310
ARMED FORCE / BRANCH: Army
LAST RANK: Private, 18 Infantry Battalion
WAR: World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
ADDRESS BEFORE ENLISTMENT: Unknown. 100 Valley Road, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
NEXT OF KIN ON EMBARKATION: Mr William Fraser (brother), 100 Valley Road, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Unknown. Single
MEDALS AND AWARDS: War Medal 1939-1945, New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
ENLISTMENT: WW2 Unknown. Bushman/Civilian
PRISONER OF WAR CAPTURE DETAILS: WW2 POW - Military Hospital, Caserta, Italy
MEDICAL NOTES: Killed or died while a Prisoner of War, Cause of Death. 27 August 1942. Other, WWII. G. S. W. R. leg amputation. R. thigh [Thomas suffered a gunshot wound to the right thigh, which resulted in the amputation of the leg], Broncho - Pneumonia.