Background
Fraser was the eldest son of the pastoralist and politician Sir Simon Fraser (1932-1919) and his second wife Anne.
rower Australian-rules footballer
Fraser was the eldest son of the pastoralist and politician Sir Simon Fraser (1932-1919) and his second wife Anne.
He was educated at the Melbourne Grammar School, where he was a successful athlete, cricketer, football player and rower, being stroke of the First XIII in 1905.
Early He was also a lieutenant in the school cadet corporations In 1905 and 1906 he played 21 games for Essendon Football Club. He entered the University of Melbourne in 1906, where he was a student at Trinity College.
He was stroke of the Trinity College rowing crew, as well as of the University eight, winning a University Blue in 1908 for rowing.
Fraser graduated with a Bachelor of Mining Engineering degree in 1911. On his return to Australia Fraser managed his father"s station called "Nyang" near Moulamein in New South Wales.
He died aged 32 from pneumonic influenza at Penshurst, Victoria, after attending the Warrnambool races.
Fraser was chosen as a member of the Australian Rowing Eight which competed at the 1912 Summer in Stockholm.