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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography D to F

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Date transcribed	2011-03-01
Transcribed by	Peter Bailey
Comment	Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

	Surname	Fraser
	First Name(s)	Charles Crawfurd
	Titles	sir
	Year of Birth	1829
	Year of Death	1895
	Entry	Son of Lt-Colonel Sir James John Fraser, Bart. : joined the 11th Hussars : served with the 7th Hussars at the siege and capture of Delhi, 1857 : Brevet- Major : gained the V.C. on Dec. 31, 1858, for rescuing, while under sharp fire, an officer and some men from drowning in the river Rapti : in the Abyssinian expedition, 1867-8 : at capture of Magdala : C.B. : A.D.C. to the C. in C. 1873- 80 : Inspr-General of Cavalry, 1879-84 : Maj-General : K.C.B. : M.P. for N. Lambeth, 1885-92 : died June 7, 1895.

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A List of eminent persons who served in British India, together with short biographical notes of each

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