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Hugh Fraser (British politician)

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532:, in whose zone SAS parties of the Belgian SAS Regt were then operating. The Armee Secrete in the Ardennes was very short of arms and it was largely as a result of Capt Fraser's efforts that some 2000 arms were dropped to them in the next three weeks. He also organised the supply of local guides and of intelligence to the advancing US forces. From October 1944 until March 1945 Capt Fraser was in charge of an I.S. 9 Field Section in the Canadian Army sector in Holland where he did valuable work in arranging the exfiltration of allied evaders collected by Lt Kirschen (Belgian SAS Regt operation Fabian) in the Velune district." 614: 516:"In February, March and April of this year, he was responsible for planning and organising infiltration and evacuation operations in Southern Holland. Throughout, his work with IS 9 (WEA) has been outstanding, and his powers of leadership and sympathetic handling of agents have largely contributed to the success the operational teams have had during the past months." 59: 505:. During the war, Fraser served in GHQ Liaison Regiment. Lieutenant Fraser was promoted to temporary captain on 14 April 1942 and became second in command of ā€˜Cā€™ Squadron. In November 1944, he was posted to IS9 as an Intelligence Officer. 1355: 180: 797: 1350: 1270: 1084: 1195: 1250: 712:
auction house, would have been in the car when the bomb detonated had it not done so prematurely. The reason that Fraser was targeted for assassination remains unknown.
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and Natasha. In 1975, while she was still married to him, Lady Antonia Fraser met and started living with playwright
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had been sworn in on 2 August 1945 and so he, rather than Fraser, became Father following the 1983 election.
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in the Ardennes on 1 Sept 1944 to act as Liaison Officer between HQ SAS Troops and the Commander of Zone the
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again until his death. He served as an MP continuously from 1945 until 1984 but did not become
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on 23 October 1975. The bomb had been fitted to one of Fraser's cars outside his home in
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following constituency boundary changes, from 1950 until 1983 and then
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Fraser was awarded the 1940 Belgian Croix de Guerre with palm:
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Sir Hugh Fraser remained in parliament until his death from
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Under-Secretary of State and Financial Secretary for War
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Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
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as he was sworn in as an MP on 15 August 1945 while
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Index

Hugh Fraser (disambiguation)
Major
The Right Honourable
MBE
MP

Secretary of State for Air
Harold Macmillan
Alec Douglas-Home
Julian Amery
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
Harold Macmillan
Julian Amery
Nigel Fisher
Under-Secretary of State and Financial Secretary for War
Harold Macmillan
Julian Amery
James Ramsden
Member of Parliament
Stafford
Stafford and Stone
Stone
Joseph Lamb
Bill Cash
Westminster
London
Lambeth
Conservative
Lady Antonia Pakenham
Rebecca

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