Alexander Fraser, 20th Lord Saltoun
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Biography
He was the eldest son of Alexander Fraser, 19th Lord Saltoun, and Mary Helena Grattan-Bellew, sister of Sir Henry Christopher Grattan-Bellew, 3rd Baronet.[1]
He was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Forfar and Kincardine Royal Garrison Artillery (Militia) in 1905. After it was disbanded he transferred to a Special Reserve battalion of the Gordon Highlanders and served as a Captain and Honorary Major in that regiment during World War I, when he was taken prisoner of war.[2][3]
On 8 June 1920, he married Dorothy Geraldine Welby and they had two children:[2]
- Alexander Simon Fraser, Master of Saltoun (1921–1944), killed in action in the Second World War
- Flora Marjory Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun (18 October 1930 – 3 September 2024)
He died at Cross Deep, his home in Twickenham, aged 93.[1]
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