Remembering Today 27/4/41 Corporal:Colin Fraser,WX709,Australian Infantry A.I.F. 2/11 Bn.

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  1. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    FRASER, COLIN
    Rank:
    Corporal
    Service No:
    WX.709
    Date of Death:
    27/04/1941
    Age:
    24
    Regiment/Service:
    Australian Infantry
    A.I.F. 2/11 Bn.
    Panel Reference:
    Column 89.
    Memorial:
    ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
    Additional Information:
    Son of James and Elizabeth Fraser, of Katanning, Western Australia.Casualty Details
     
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    BFBSM Very Senior Member

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  3. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    The Slamat disaster is a succession of three related shipwrecks during the Battle of Greece on 27 April 1941. The Dutch troopshipSlamat and the Royal Navy destroyers HMS Diamond and HMS Wryneck sank as a result of air attacks by Luftwaffe Junkers Ju 87dive bombers. The three ships sank off the east coast of the Peloponnese during Operation Demon, which was the evacuation of British, Australian and New Zealand troops from Greece after their defeat by invading German and Italian forces.

    The loss of the three ships caused an estimated 983 deaths. Only 66 men survived.


    Slamat disaster - Wikipedia
     
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  4. DaveB

    DaveB Very Senior Member

    Roll of Honour: Colin Fraser | Australian War Memorial


    Roll of Honour: Colin Fraser


    Service Number: WX709


    Rank: Corporal


    Unit: 19th Training Battalion (Infantry) attached HMT Slamat


    Date of death: 27 April 1941


    Place of death: At sea (off Leonidio, Greece)


    Cause of death: Killed in action


    Cemetery or memorial details: Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt


    Source: AWM147 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, 2nd AIF (Australian Imperial Force) and CMF (Citizen Military Force)
     

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