Here he remained for four hours, and materially assisted, first in checking, and then in stopping the enemy's attack.Fraser transferred to the Machine Gun Corps on 27 March 1916,[6] was promoted lieutenant on 1 November 1916,[7] and won a Bar to his MC in 1917.

[10] Joining the Colonial Government of Hong Kong in October 1919 and having been called to the Bar in 1931, Fraser was an Assistant Attorney General when the Japanese invaded in 1941.

The KING has been graciously pleased to make the undermentioned awards of the GEORGE CROSS: — John Alexander FRASER (deceased), lately Assistant Attorney-General, Hong Kong.

He was fully aware of the risks that he ran but engaged continuously in, most dangerous activities and was successful, not only in receiving news from outside, but also in getting important information out of the Camp.

His devotion to duty, outstanding courage and endurance were the source of very real inspiration to others and there can be no doubt the lives of those whom the Japanese were trying to implicate were saved by his magnificent conduct.