Source: Mentioned on May 12th, 1916 War Diary as being added to Battalion as a reinforcement.
Family Search: When Lieutenant William Kenneth Fraser was born on 2 December 1886, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, James Fraser, was 35 and his mother, Frederica E. Zwicker, was 29. He married Doris Ann Smith on 2 October 1917, in Harringay St Paul, London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1931 and Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America in 1950. He registered for military service in 1915. In 1915, at the age of 29, his occupation is listed as civil engineer in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He died on 9 August 1950, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 63, and was buried in Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.
Received the Military Cross for his actions at the Somme, September 15, 1916.
Received the Military Cross for his actions:
Citation
Lt. William Kenneth Fraser, Inf.
For conspicuous gallantry in action. He repelled with great gallantry an enemy bombing attack. He subsequently led his platoon forward and captured the enemy trenches, displaying unusual coolness throughout.
Source: London Gazette issue 29824 page 39 of 72 (11077).
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 