Thomas Fraser (British Army officer)
Sir Thomas Fraser | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1840 |
| Died | 1922 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | Colonel Commandant of the Royal Engineers |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Major-General Sir Thomas Fraser KCB CMG (1840 – 1922) was a British Army officer.
Life[edit]
Fraser was the eldest of four children of George Robbins Fraser, a barrister,[1] and Elizabeth Allen Smythe. He was educated at Victoria College, Jersey and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, from where he was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1862. Following postings in France and Bulgaria, he served as the Political Secretary to Sir Evelyn Wood during the First Boer War. For his service in this conflict he was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. He served in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882 and was twice mentioned in dispatches, and promoted to Major and then Lieutenant-Colonel while serving with the Egyptian Army. He was again mentioned in dispatches, promoted to full Colonel and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath, before a period of service in England.[2][3] Fraser was knighted in the 1900 Birthday Honours and placed on retired pay in 1902.[4]
In 1913, Fraser was appointed Colonel Commandant of the Royal Engineers with the rank of Major-General and served in this role during the First World War.
Family[edit]
Fraser married Matilda Wildman in 1865, daughter of James Beckford Wildman.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1910). Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-armour. T.C. & E.C. Jack. p. 610.
- ^ "No. 25505". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 August 1885. p. 4051.
- ^ "No. 26167". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 May 1891. p. 2921.
- ^ "No. 27497". The London Gazette. 21 November 1902. p. 7537.
- 1840 births
- 1922 deaths
- British Army major generals
- British Army personnel of the Anglo-Egyptian War
- British military personnel of the First Boer War
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
- Jersey military personnel
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Royal Engineers officers