Fraser, William Augustus Carr

 Person: id 5093
University connections
USyd
Event flag
World War I
Family name
Fraser
Given name(s)
William Augustus Carr
Initials
W.A.C.
Gender
Male
Naming note
Known as Dr W.A. Carr Fraser
Tertiary education
Fraser W.A.C. : Science.Sci. I, University of SydneyFraser W.A.C. : Veterinary Science.B.V.Sc., 1925, University of SydneyFraser W.A.C. : Science.D.Sc., 1931, University of Aberdeen
Combined start dates
1922
Education notes
Awarded the Cooper and Nephews prize for Parasitology at university.
Birth
Fraser W.A.C. : Life.Birth 19 Aug 1900 - @ Kalgoorlie [ WA Australia ]
Military service
Fraser W.A.C. : Military and health.Enlisted: 23 Sep 1918Fraser W.A.C. : Specific terms.Demobilised: 18 Nov 1918
Survived
Survived WWI
Occupations
Fraser W.A.C. : Staff - Rowett Institute of Animal Nutrition @ University of Aberdeen : Aberdeen [ Scotland ]Fraser W.A.C. : Veterinary Officer - Metropolitan Meat Board @ Homebush [ NSW Australia ]Fraser W.A.C. : Government Veterinary Officer 1925 - 1927 @ Fiji [ Fiji ]Fraser W.A.C. : Veterinary Officer 1927 - 1933 Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]Fraser W.A.C. : Veterinary Research Officer 1938 - 1940 Western District Research Association @ Camperdown [ VIC Australia ]Fraser W.A.C. : Veterinarian 1940 - 1944 Private Practice
Professional Association Memberships
Fraser, William Augustus Carr : Royal Statistical Society(London), 1935
Other events
Fraser W.A.C. : Specific terms.Awarded Bureau of Science & Industry Travelling Research Studentship & Animal Nutrition 1929Fraser W.A.C. : Specific terms.Toured USA and Canada 1929Fraser W.A.C. : Specific terms.Awarded M'Garvie Smith Scholarship 1934
Death
Fraser W.A.C. : Death 21 Aug 1944 @ Camperdown [ VIC Australia ]
OCRd book entry or other narrative
Science I. His surname and initials were listed in the back of the Book of Remembrance in the Combatant section as a member of the University who joined the Company, volunteered for active service, and having been accepted for the A.I.F., was in camp at Liverpool preparatory to leaving for the Front, October 1918.Member of the SU Scouts for 1 year.
Publications
1935 with Ian Clunies Ross published results of research into effect of feeding various levels of phosphorous to sheep experimentally infested with the stomach worm.
Visible notes
Dr Carr Fraser was the first graduate in veterinary science trained in an Australian University to be rewarded for original research work with the degree of Doctor of Science by an Australian or British university. The first graduate of Veterinary Science to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society (London).
Discovering Anzacs
http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/records/183920
Other URLs
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SourceInfo
UniComp
UniCompDegree
Science I.
UniCompStatus
Combatant
 
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