Biography.guide
Home › People › Charles Ian Fraser
Portrait of Charles Ian Fraser

Charles Ian Fraser

1903 – 1963

Peerage person ID=79718

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Charles Ian Fraser

Lived 1903 – 1963 (aged 59–60).

Charles Ian Fraser of Reelig (1903–1963) was a Scottish British Army officer, historian and officer of arms.

Fraser was a commissioned officer in the Lovat Scouts. He served in the Second World War and in 1942 he was awarded the Efficiency Decoration. In 1944 he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for Inverness-shire. He was confirmed in the honorary rank of Major in 1951. He was later granted the honorary rank of Colonel. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1962 New Year Honours for his work as Chairman of the Territorial and Auxiliary Forces Association of the County of Inverness.

In 1939, Fraser was made Dingwall Pursuivant herald in the Court of the Lord Lyon. In 1953 he was promoted to Albany Herald. An expert on Scottish clan history, heraldry and genealogy, he contributed two books to Johnston & Bacon's Clan Histories series: The Clan Cameron, A Patriarchy Beset (1953) and The Clan Munro (1954).

In 1929 he married Mary Charity Campbell-Preston and together they had four children. He was Laird of Reelig.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Born
1903
Birth century
Died
1963
Also known as
Major Charles Ian Fraser, Charles Ian Fraser of Reelig

People in Charles Ian Fraser's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Charles Ian Fraser's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Charles Ian Fraser?

Peerage person ID=79718

When was Charles Ian Fraser born?

Charles Ian Fraser was born in 1903.

When did Charles Ian Fraser die?

Charles Ian Fraser died in 1963.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Charles Ian Fraser

· Wikidata: Q75348755

· DBpedia: Charles Ian Fraser

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Charles Ian Fraser. https://biography.guide/charles-ian-fraser/

MLA: "Charles Ian Fraser." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/charles-ian-fraser/.

Chicago: "Charles Ian Fraser." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/charles-ian-fraser/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:02 UTC