David Fraser (British Army officer)

Sir David William Fraser
Sir David William Fraser
Born	30 December 1920; Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Spouse(s)	Anne Balfour-Fraser (m. 1947; div. 1952)
Relations	Brigadier William Fraser (father)

Second World War

.

Early life

Fraser was born on 30 December 1920. He was the son of Brigadier William Fraser, the younger son of the 19th Lord Saltoun, and Pamela Maude, widow of Billy Congreve a Victoria Cross recipient and daughter of actors Cyril Maude and Winifred Emery.^[1] He was educated at Eton College.^[2] He left school to join the British Army but was refused. Instead, in January 1940, he matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford.^[1]

Military career

While studying at the

war substantive lieutenant.^[6]

On 27 February 1946, Fraser's promotion to lieutenant was confirmed with seniority from 30 June 1943.

Cyprus Emergency in 1958.^[2] He was made a brevet lieutenant-colonel on 1 July 1959.^[9] On 6 June 1960, he was promoted to that rank.^[10]

Appointed an

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath just prior to his retirement.^[13]

Later life

Fraser was president of the Society for Army Historical Research from 1980 to 1993.

Personal life

In 1947 he married Anne Balfour-Fraser but they divorced in 1952; they had one daughter (Antonia Isabella Fraser).^[2] In 1957 he married Julia Frances Oldridge de la Hey;^[2] they had two sons (Alexander James Fraser and Simon William Fraser) and two daughters (Lucy Caroline Fraser and Arabella Katherine Fraser).

Books

He was the author of the following books:

Knight's Cross: A Life of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Frederick the Great: King of Prussia
And We Shall Shock Them: British Army in the Second World War
Alanbrooke
The Grenadier Guards (Men at Arms Series, 73)
Fairest Isle: BBC Radio 3 Book of British Music
The Fortunes of War
The Christian Watt Papers
Wales in History: The Defenders, 1066–1485 Bk. 2
Codename Mercury (Hardrow Chronicles)
Around the House
Wars and Shadows : Memoirs of General Sir David Fraser
A Candle for Judas (Treason in Arms)
Dragon's Teeth (Treason in Arms)
The Pain of Winning (Hardrow Chronicles)
Imperatives for Defence (Policy challenge), 1990
Adam Hardrow (Hardrow Chronicles)
Adam in the Breach (Hardrow Chronicles)
The Killing Times (Treason in Arms)
The Seizure (Treason in Arms)
Wellington and the Waterloo Campaign (Wellington Lectures), March 1996
August 1988
To War with Whitaker: Wartime Diaries of the Countess of Ranfurly, 1939–45, (Reed Audio) with Hermione, Countess of Ranfurly, and Imogen Stubbs
(Audio Cassette, 1995)

Kiss for the Enemy (Thorndike Large Print Popular Series)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "General Sir David Fraser". The Telegraph. UK. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Debrett's People of Today 1994
^ "Training for the Grenadier Guards". World War II Today. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b "General Sir David Fraser". The Herald. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
^ "No. 35163". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 May 1941. p. 2787.
^ ^a ^b "No. 37481". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 February 1946. p. 1125.
^ "No. 38158". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 December 1947. p. 6152.
^ "No. 40364". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1954. p. 7375.
^ "No. 41858". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 October 1959. p. 6927.
^ "No. 42140". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 September 1960. p. 6227.
^ "No. 42552". The London Gazette. 29 December 1961. p. 6.
^ ^a ^b Mackie, Colin (July 2012). "Senior Army Appointments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b "No. 45984". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1973. p. 6474.

External links

Find a Grave

Military offices
Preceded by Vernon Erskine-Crum	GOC 4th Division 1969–1971	Succeeded by Anthony Farrar-Hockley
Preceded by Sir Cecil Blacker	Vice Chief of the General Staff 1973–1975	Succeeded by Sir William Scotter
Preceded by Sir Rae McKaig	UK Military Representative to NATO 1975–1977	Succeeded by Sir Alasdair Steedman
Preceded by Sir Ian Easton	Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies 1978–1980	Succeeded by Sir Robert Freer

[telegraph_obit-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "General Sir David Fraser". The Telegraph. UK. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

[debrett-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Debrett's People of Today 1994

[3] "Training for the Grenadier Guards". World War II Today. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

[The_Herald_-_Obit-4] "General Sir David Fraser". The Herald. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

[LG_13_May_1941-5] "No. 35163". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 May 1941. p. 2787.

[LG_22_February_1946-6] "No. 37481". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 February 1946. p. 1125.

[LG_26_December_1947-7] "No. 38158". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 December 1947. p. 6152.

[LG_28_December_1954-8] "No. 40364". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1954. p. 7375.

[LG_30_October_1959-9] "No. 41858". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 October 1959. p. 6927.

[LG_9_September_1960-10] "No. 42140". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 September 1960. p. 6227.

[LG_29_December_1961-11] "No. 42552". The London Gazette. 29 December 1961. p. 6.

[Senior_Army_Appointments-12] Mackie, Colin (July 2012). "Senior Army Appointments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2012.

[ReferenceA-13] "No. 45984". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1973. p. 6474.

[1]

[2]

[6]

[9]

[10]

[13]

Authority control databases
International	FAST ISNI VIAF
National	Germany Israel United States Latvia Czech Republic Netherlands Poland
Other	IdRef