![]() ![]() ![]() In 1947, Fraser decided against remaining with the army and took up his demobilisation. He served with them in the Middle East and North Africa immediately after the war, notably in Tripoli. After completing his Officer Cadet Training Unit (OCTU) course, Fraser was granted a commission into the Gordon Highlanders. In 1943, during World War II, Fraser enlisted in the Border Regiment and served in the Burma campaign, as recounted in his memoir Quartered Safe Out Here (1993). This meant that he was unable to follow his father's wishes and study medicine. įraser was educated at Carlisle Grammar School and Glasgow Academy he later described himself as a poor student due to "sheer laziness". It was his father who passed on to Fraser his love of reading, and a passion for his Scottish heritage. His father was a doctor and his mother a nurse. He is best known for a series of works that featured the character Flashman.įraser was born to Scottish parents in Carlisle, England, on 2 April 1925. ![]() George MacDonald Fraser OBE FRSL (2 April 1925 – 2 January 2008) was a Scottish author and screenwriter. ![]()
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