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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.
Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat, holds a significant place in British history due to his exceptional contributions during the Second World War and his enduring commitment to his clan and estate. As the 25th Chief of the Clan Fraser of Lovat, he embodied the spirit of his Scottish heritage and played a vital role in shaping the elite Commando ...
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 War of Independence.
Deputed by Lord Lovat in 1745 to raise the clan in rebellion, Fraser, on discovering that he was a pawn in his father’s intrigues, decided to leave Scotland for Leyden, but, browbeaten into tearful submission, eventually accepted his role of scapegoat and joined the Highland army. 1 A fugitive after Culloden, and attainted by Act of Parliament, ...
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. He died of a heart attack while hunting on his (then) estate at Beaufort Castle.
After being educated at Ampleforth College and Oxford University, where he joined the University's Cavalry Squadron, Fraser was commissioned into the Scots Guards in 1932. The following year, Fraser succeeded his father to become the 15th Lord Lovat (referred to as the 17th Lord Lovat) and 25th Chief of the Clan Fraser.
Brigadier Simon Christopher Joseph Fraser, 15è Lord Lovat DSO, MC, TD ( 9 de juliol de 1911 – 16 de març de 1995) va ser el 25è Cap del Clan Fraser i un preeminent Comando britànic durant la Segona Guerra Mundial. Els seus amics l'anomenaven Shimi Lovat, el seu nom en gaèlic.
