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
Additional information, with a photo: RSL Virtual War Memorial | Colin FRASER Details of the sinking of the SLAMAT: http://members.ziggo.nl/haddock2/slamat/bron/sinkingofslamat.htm
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
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)