Donald James Fraser (9 September 1882 – 18 July 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Don(David)Fraser | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Fraser in 1906 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Donald/David James Fraser | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Terang, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 18 July 1963 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | East Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Leopold | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1904–06 | Collingwood | 31 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1906. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
A decade after his football career Fraser enlisted to serve in World War I, being gassed in France in 1918 and invalided back to England for treatment.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 294. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
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