Lovat.

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Here are two famous Scotsmen, nobles, military men, who stood tall during the 20th Century. Men, clan chieftains, of the Clan Fraser:

1. "Brigadier-General Simon Joseph Fraser, 14th Lord Lovat . . . (25 November 1871-18 February 1933), was a leading Roman Catholic aristocrat, landowner, soldier, politician and the 23rd Chief of Clan Fraser."



"Lovat was commissioned into the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders . . . In 1899 he raised the Lovat Scouts, and served as their second-in-command in the South African War . . . In World War I, he commanded the Highland Mounted Brigade, being promoted Brigadier-General in September 1914"

Lord Lovat the 14th is the man who RECRUITED HIGHLANDERS, OUTDOORS MEN, WEARING GHILLIE SUITS, TO FIGHT AS SNIPERS DURING THE BOER WAR [1900]. This was the first instance of the ghillie suit used in the manner which we moderns associate same? That same unit of Scotsmen seeing duty in the First World War, serving in the same capacity!

2. "Brigadier Simon Christopher Joseph Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat DSO, MC, TD (9 July 1911 - 16 March 1995) was the 25th Chief of the Clan Fraser and a prominent British Commando during the Second World War."

This particular photo taken in the AFTERMATH OF THE ABORTIVE AND HIGHLY DISASTROUS DIEPPE RAID!!

Lord Lovat the 15th, commanded English commando units during the Second World Two! Rough, hard, tough, dangerous duty in the extreme! Exercising great leadership, showing courage at all times, actually landing the first day at Normandy, his unit relieving the British paratroopers that had captured the Pegasus bridge.

Led with elan', in the Scottish manner, bagpipes and the whole lot as associated with highlanders. LOVAT WAS NOTED FOR WEARING NON-REGULATION UNIFORM INTO COMBAT AND CARRYING A CIVILIAN HUNTING RIFLE!!

But always displaying a whole lot of guts! Well, the man was a clan chieftain!!

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