Brigadier Simon Christopher Joseph Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat and 4th Baron Lovat, was a prominent British Commando during the Second World War and the 24th Chief of the Clan Fraser of Lovat. Known famil
Lord Lovat in 1942
Lord Lovat at Newhaven after returning from the Dieppe Raid, August 1942.
4 Commando before the Hardelot raid
Dieppe Raid 1942, plaque at Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer.
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Operation Jubilee or the Dieppe Raid was an Allied amphibious attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe in northern France, during the Second World War. Over 6,050 infantry, predominantly Canadian,
Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat
…acting lieutenant-colonel in 1942 and was appointed the commanding officer of No. 4 Commando, leading them in a successful component of the abortive Dieppe Raid (Operation Jubilee) on 19 August. His commando attacked and destroyed a battery of six 150 mm guns. Lovat was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished…
An abandoned, damaged British Daimler Dingo on the beach
Oblique aerial photograph of Dieppe taken in June, 1945, showing the Red beach.
Landing Craft Mechanised Mark 1 returning from the beaches during the raid
A German MG34 medium machine gun emplacement