 Larger versions of these images are located at the foot of the page. Basic Biographical Details | Name: | Colin Campbell Fraser | | Designation: | Architect | | Born: | 20 May 1913 | | Died: | 14 August 1944 | | Bio Notes: | Colin Campbell Fraser was born on 20 May 1913 the son of John Fraser architect of Dunfermline and younger brother of John Strachan Fraser, architect. He commenced the diploma course at Edinburgh College of Art in October 1936, receiving his diploma in June 1936. During this period he made visits to England to study 'Gothic Architecture and the English Village', and in July 1936 he travelled to France to study housing development and civic design. He was admitted ARIBA on 9 February 1937, his proposers being James Macgregor, John Begg and Frank Charles Mears, and his declaration accepting his admittance was witnessed by fellow architect Frederick Alistair Morrison. Fraser was also an Associate of the Edinburgh Institute of Architects, and his address in the middle and later 1930s was 24 Woodmill Road, Dunfermline. There is a collection of Fraser's student work in the NMRS RIAS Collection.
Fraser was commissioned in the Royal Engineers esrly in the war and attached to the Indian Army. He won the Military Cross in Syria in June 1941. He was wounded in action on Italy in August 1944 and died in a military hospital there on 14 August 1944. | Private and Business Addresses| The following private or business addresses are associated with this architect: | | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | 24, Woodmill Road, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | Business | Before 1936 | After 1939 | |
RIBARIBA Proposers| The following individuals proposed this architect for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | John Begg | 9 February 1937 | for Associateship | | James Macgregor | 9 February 1937 | for Associateship | | (Sir) Frank Charles Mears | 9 February 1937 | for Associateship |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this architect: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this architect: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Scotsman | 23 August 1944 | | | Obituary p3 |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this architect: | | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Additional information from Gordon Smith via website. | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no6277 (combined box 129) |
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