Charles Fraser (cricketer)

Charles James Stewart Fraser MC (5 April 1896 — 18 October 1929) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Indian Army.

The son of Sir Andrew Fraser, he was born in British India at Nagpur in April 1896 and was educated in Scotland at the Edinburgh Academy.

Fraser fought in the war, being commissioned as a second lieutenant with a view to his appointment to the British Indian Army.

[2] He was attached to the 54th Sikhs in January 1915,[3] with promotion in the regiment to lieutenant following in February 1917.

[4] Following the war, he was awarded the Military Cross for his services during the Mesopotamian campaign.