Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat

The Right Honourable The Lord Lovat DSO MC TD JP DL
Lord Lovat in 1942
Born	(1911-07-09)9 July 1911 Beauly, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Died	16 March 1995(1995-03-16) (aged 83) Beauly, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1930–1962
Rank	Brigadier
Service number	44718
Unit	Commandos Lovat Scouts Scots Guards
Commands held	No. 4 Commando 1st Special Service Brigade
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Claymore Operation Abercrombie Operation Jubilee Operation Overlord Sword Beach Pegasus Bridge Battle of Ranville Battle of Bréville  (WIA)
Awards	Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Territorial Decoration
Alma mater	Magdalen College, Oxford
Spouse(s)	Rosamond Broughton ​ (m. 1938)​

Brigadier Simon Christopher Joseph Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat, DSO, MC, TD, JP, DL (9 July 1911 – 16 March 1995^[1]) was a prominent British Commando during the Second World War and the 24th Chief of the Clan Fraser of Lovat. Known familiarly as Shimi Lovat, an anglicised version of his name in Scottish Gaelic; his clan referred to him as MacShimidh, his Gaelic patronym. During Operation Overlord, he led the Special Service Brigade at Sword Beach and to successfully capture Pegasus Bridge, accompanied by his piper Bill Millin.