Alexander Fraser (British Army officer, born 1824)

General

Alexander Fraser

CB
Born(1824-05-08)8 May 1824
Prestbury, Gloucestershire
Died10 June 1898(1898-06-10) (aged 74)
Rochford, Essex
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1843–1886
RankGeneral
ConflictsFirst Anglo-Sikh War
Second Anglo-Burmese War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
RelationsCaroline Fraser (wife)
Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape (son)

General Alexander Fraser, CB (8 May 1824 – 10 June 1898) was a British Army officer in the Royal (Bengal) Engineers, who served in India and Burma. He was especially well known for the construction of the Alguada Reef Lighthouse in Burma in 1865.

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