Harold Livingstone Fraser

Harold Livingstone Fraser
Born (1890-12-21)21 December 1890
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Died 1 November 1950(1950-11-01) (aged 59)
Nationality Australian

Harold Livingstone Fraser (21 December 1890 – 1 November 1950) was an Australian aviator born in Rockhampton, Queensland.

Military career

Fraser worked as a station overseer in central-western Queensland before enlisting at the age of 24 for service in World War I. Joining the 5th Light Horse Brigade of the First Australian Imperial Force on 25 September 1915 and fighting in the Gallipoli Campaign, he eventually transferred to the Australian Flying Corps' No. 1 Squadron on 7 April 1917. He was awarded the Military Cross for distinguished services in the field in connection with military operations culminating in the capture of Jerusalem. [1]

Civilian career

After his war service, Fraser returned to Queensland and engaged in raising and trading sheep. In 1931, he founded Rockhampton Aerial Services and carried passengers, newspapers and money between Brisbane and central Queensland by air.[2]

Following a plane crash, Rockhampton Aerial Services was sold to Airlines of Australia in 1936. Fraser once more turned to agriculture and bought a cattle station. With his brother Donald he also engaged in successful gold mining. Suffering severe burns in a house fire, Harold Fraser died on 1 November 1950. He left behind his wife, two daughters and one son.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Honours and Awards of Fraser Retrieved Australian War Memorial
  2. 1 2 McDonald, Lorna. "Harold Livingstone Fraser". Australian Dictionary of Biology, Online Edition.


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