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Simon Christopher Joseph Fraser, 16th Lord Lovat (born 13 February 1977), has been the chief of Clan Fraser of Lovat since the death of his grandfather in 1995.
4 giu 2024 · Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat, led a brigade of Commandos onto the beach on D-Day and was “fearless” in the face of Operation Overlord. He was described by Churchill in a letter to Stalin...
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Brigadier Simon Christopher Joseph Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat, DSO, MC, TD, JP, DL (9 July 1911 – 16 March 1995) was a prominent British Commando during the Second World War and the 24th Chief of the Clan Fraser of Lovat.
In 1697 the latter's son, Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, known as Simon "the Fox", kidnapped and forcibly married the late ninth Lord's widow, the former Lady Amelia Murray, only daughter of John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl.
Lord Simon Christopher Joseph Fraser, XV Lord Lovat (Beauly, 9 luglio 1911 – Beauly, 16 marzo 1995), è stato un nobile e militare scozzese.
Avventuriero politico scozzese, nato verso il 1667 a Tanich (contea di Ross e Cromarty), giustiziato a Londra il 9 aprile 1747. Spirito avventuroso e amante dell'intrigo, appena uscito dalle scuole di Aberdeen prestò servizio con un piccolo corpo di suoi dipendenti a favore della causa reale.
Lord Lovat became an acting lieutenant-colonel in 1942 and was appointed the commanding officer of No. 4 Commando, leading them in the abortive Dieppe Raid on 19 August. His commando provided the only success of that raid when they attacked and destroyed a battery of six 150mm guns.
