Lt Col, The Rev Donald FRASER, DSO

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Killed in an accident in France and Flanders, 2nd June 1918, aged 42

• Buried: Couin New British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Grave A.2
  
• Awarded: Distinguished Service Order
• Son of Alexander and Ann Fraser of Auchgate, Cannich, Beauly, Inverness-shire
  
• NNWFHS Memorial: Polesworth Baptist Church

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for the Reverend Fraser
• Couin New British Cemetery
• Royal Army Chaplains’ Department

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born c1875 at Clackmanan, Inverness
  
• Lived at 23 Gungate, Tamworth [1911 & 1918]
  
• Employed as a baptist minister at Polesworth, Tamworth [1901 & 1911]
• The Distinguished Service Order was granted in the 1917 King George V Birthday Honours List. Click here for more

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• The Circumstances of Rev Fraser’s Death
  According to records, Rev. Fraser was returning by motor from a church parade when the car in which he was travelling was involved in an accident by being caught between two lorries. Rev Fraser was thrown out of the car and later died.