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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 1995, Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat, passed away, leaving behind a legacy of valor, leadership, and devotion to British heritage. His title passed to his grandson, Simon Christopher Fraser, who became the 16th Lord Lovat, continuing the family's storied history.
Lord Simon Christopher Joseph Fraser, XV Lord Lovat, è stato un nobile e militare scozzese. Quindicesimo Lord Lovat e capo del clan Fraser di Lovat, si distinse durante la seconda guerra mondiale come comandante di battaglione dei British Commandos, prendendo parte al raid su Dieppe e allo sbarco in Normandia. Winston Churchill lo ...
4 giorni fa · 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 as ...
Simon Augustine Fraser, Master of Lovat (28 August 1939 – 26 March 1994) was the son of 15th Lord Lovat and the former Rosamond Broughton. He predeceased his father, and his son Simon inherited the Lordship of Lovat in 1995.
Simon Fraser of Lovat (19 October 1726 – 8 February 1782) was a son of a notorious Jacobite clan chief, but he went on to serve with distinction in the British army. He also raised forces which served in the Seven Years' War against the French in Quebec, as well as the American Revolutionary War.
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.
