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{{LCommRN}} '''William St. John Fraser''' ( – 18 January, 1915) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{LCommRN}} '''William St. John Fraser''' (18 September, 1883 – c. 21 January, 1915) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-E10|f=t}} in mid 1914. He would prove to be her only commander, as he died with his entire crew when ''E 10'' was lost between 18 and 25 January, 1915.  The 21st was taken as the official date.{{KindellROH2|pp. 64-5}}
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Fraser was appointed in command of the {{UK-D7|f=t}} on 15 October, 1912.{{NLJul13|p. 343}}
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Fraser died with his entire crew when E 10 was lost on or around 18 January, 1915.{{KindellROH2|pp. 64-5}}
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Revision as of 10:34, 25 August 2017

Lieutenant-Commander William St. John Fraser (18 September, 1883 – c. 21 January, 1915) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Edinburgh, Fraser was the son of Edinburgh University Professor Sir Thomas R. Fraser.

Fraser was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 18 December, 1904.

Fraser was appointed in command of the submarine D 7 on 15 October, 1912[1] and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 18 December, 1912.

He was appointed in command of the submarine E 10 in mid 1914. He would prove to be her only commander, as he died with his entire crew when E 10 was lost between 18 and 25 January, 1915. The 21st was taken as the official date.[2]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. B 9
1 Jan, 1907[3] – 1 Mar, 1910 		Succeeded by
Henry D. Gill
Preceded by
George F. Cholmley 		Captain of H.M.S. D 7
22 May, 1912 – 1 Jun, 1914 		Succeeded by
Archibald D. Cochrane
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. E 10
1 Jun, 1914 – 18 Jan, 1915[4] 		Succeeded by
Vessel Lost

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 343.
  2. ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. pp. 64-5.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 319.
  4. ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. pp. 64-5.

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