He joined the
7th Hussars (The Queen's Own),
British Army as a cornet in 1847, became lieutenant in 1850 and captain in 1854. On January 5, 1858, he became orderly officer for Brigadier Campbell at Munseata near
Allahabad and was promoted to major on July 20, 1858. Fraser transferred to the
11th Hussars in 1859 and became commanding officer as lieutenant colonel in 1861. He became colonel in 1866 and was commandant at headquarters during the
Abyssinian War. He was mentioned in despatches and awarded
CB. In 1868, he became Colonel of the
8th King's Royal Irish Hussars and was promoted to major general in 1870. He was
aide-de-camp to the Duke of Cambridge,
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1873 to 1877. In 1880, he became Inspector General of Cavalry in Ireland until 1884 and was later in command of the cavalry at Aldershot. He retired with the rank of
lieutenant general in 1886.
Victoria Cross Fraser was 29 years old and a major in the 7th Hussars (The Queen's Own) during the
Indian Rebellion of 1857, when the following deed took place on December 31, 1858 at the
River Raptee, India, for which he was awarded the VC: He was also awarded the
Royal Humane Society's Medal, 1st Class.
Political career In 1885, Fraser was elected
Member of Parliament for
Lambeth North. He was knighted in 1891 and held the Lambeth seat until 1892. ==Personal life==