Name
Fraser Campbell Buchanan
17 April 1894
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
09/04/1917
23
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Second Lieutenant
Royal Scots Regiment
13th Bn.,
'A' Coy.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ
XVII. J. 43.
France
Headstone Inscription
GREATLY BELOVED
UK & Other Memorials
Knebworth Village Memorial, Knebworth (old), St. Martin’s Church Memorial, Knebworth (New), St. Martin’s Church Roll of Honour, Knebworth (New), St. Martin’s Church Framed Memorial, Knebworth (New), Individual Plaque, St Mary's Church, Knebworth Park, Haileybury College Memorial, Hertford Heath
Pre War
Fraser Campbell Buchanan was born on 17 April 1894 in Kensington, London son of William Alexander and Marion Buchanan (nee Gray) and one of six children.
On the 1901 Census the family were living at 99 Inverness Terrace, Paddington where his father's occupation was given as foreign merchant. (Fraser was listed as Frank). Fraser was educated at Haileybury College 1908-09, Hertford Heath, Herts.
By 1911 the family were living at Park Gate House, The Cottage, Knebworth and his father was listed as an East India merchant and Fraser was a 16 year old scholar. They had four servants living with them.
Wartime Service
Fraser joined the The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) and served as 2nd Lieutenant, arriving in France on 14 May 1916. He was killed at Artois during the Battle of Arras on Easter Monday, 9 April 1917 and is buried in Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France.
Additional Information
His father obtained probate of his estate on 25 July 1917 in London, with effects of £3161 7s 8d. He received a war gratuity of £47 and pay owing of £5 11s 6d.
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
Malcolm Lennox, Karen Smith - Acting Director of External Relations www.haileybury.com/honour Paul Johnson
