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Alexander Donald Fraser

In memory of:

Flying Officer Alexander Donald Fraser

April 3, 1945

Military Service

Service Number:

J/90500

Age:

21

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Honours and Awards:

Distinguished Flying Cross

Additional Information

Born:

December 17, 1923
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment:

February 25, 1942
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Son of Andrew and Elizabeth Fraser of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Commemorated on Page 515 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY
Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)

Grave Reference:

5. M. 9.

Location:

From Tel Aviv, take road number one (Ayalon) south towards Jerusalem. Leave at the exit signposted Lod/Ramleh. This is the exit after Ben Gurion Airport. Proceed along Route 40 for approximately 5 kilometres. At the traffic lights signposted Lod (South) turn right. At the roundabout turn left. The Cemetery entrance is on the left, after 400 metres.

The Cemetery is open from 8.00am to 2.30pm Monday to Friday. Visits outside of these hours can be arranged by calling the Regional Office on +972 (0)8 9221220.

Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible via the main entrance. For further information and enquiries please contact maoffice@cwgc.org

PLEASE NOTE : The 1914-1918 section has many grave references identical to the 1939-1945 and Post War sections. Please check you are in the correct part of the cemetery by a simple check of the dates on the headstones. The cemetery layout plan is available online at www.cwgc.org

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Flying Officer Alexander Donald Fraser is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Alexander Donald Fraser is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Alexander Donald Fraser is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Alexander Donald Fraser is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave Marker– Gravestone of A.D. Fraser, located at the Ramleh War Cemetery.

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    Grave Marker – Gravestone of A.D. Fraser, located at the Ramleh War Cemetery.
  • Photo of ALEXANDER DONALD FRASER– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of ALEXANDER DONALD FRASER
    Photo of ALEXANDER DONALD FRASER – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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