The news of the death at the Nursiog Home on Friday morning of Staff-Surgeon A. F. Fraser, of H. M. 8. Flora, was received with profound regret by the many friends thet he daring his short service in Shanghai his lors will be deeply felt by his mess mates, The late surgeon bad been ill for some weeks and although recently little hope bad been entertained of his recovery, yet it was sincerely hoped thet would pull through hie severe illness.
Arthor Forbes Fraser entered the surgeon in 1900, baring qualified at Edinbargh, of which apiverhe held the M.B. degree, Aft passing through the course at Haslar Hospital, Portsmouth, he served in succession in H. M. S. Pembroke, Superb, Retolation, Formidable, Wild fire, Landrail, Albemarle; thence he went to the Surprise, the yacht of the Comnsnder-in-Chief in the Mediterropean, at that time Lord Charles Beresford. From the Surprise he went to Haslar Hospital, where his work as one of the resident surgeons and his t-ready help and advice to the jonier surgeons just entering the service, were greatly appreciated, He was promoted
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