Captain, 19th Imperial Yeomanry formerly Gordon Highlanders. Died of enteric at Kimberley 28 April 1901. Aged 46. Born October 1854. Son of Sir David Fraser, KCB, of Castleconnell, Ireland. Served in Afghanistan 1879-80 with the Gordon Highlanders (medal 3 bars, star), South Africa 1881, the Nile expedition 1884-5 (medal and clasp, Khedives star).

Extract from The Last Post - Roll of Officers who fell in South Africa 1899-1902 by Mildred G Dooner, published by Naval and Military Press

Fraser.—Capt. Alexander David Fraser, 19th Batt. I.Y., died of enteric at Kimberley, April 28th, 1901. He was the eldest son of Gen. the Hon. Sir David Fraser, K.C.B., of The Grange, Castleconnell, Ireland, and nephew of the seventeenth Lord Saltoun. He was born Oct., 1854, entered the 98th Foot Aug., 1876, being promoted lieut. in the Gordon Highlanders the following Oct., and capt. Dec., 1886. He afterwards joined the Reserve of Officers. He served with the 92nd Highlanders in the Afghan War, 1879-80, and was present in the engagement at Charasiah, Oct. 6th, 1879, and subsequent pursuit, the final occupation of Kabul, expedition to Maidan, the operations between Dec. loth and 23rd, 1879, and actions of Dec. 23rd, and of Childukhtean. He accompanied Earl (then Sir Frederick) Roberts in the march from Kabul to Kandahar, and was present at the reconnaissance of Aug. 31st, and at the battle of Kandahar, receiving the medal with three clasps and bronze decoration. He also served in the Boer War, 1881, and with the Nile Expedition 1884-85, receiving for the latter the medal with clasp and Khedive's star. In March, 1900, Capt. Fraser was gazette& to the 19th Batt. of the I.Y., and proceeded to South Africa. After serving with the I.Y. he was appointed a Railway Staff Officer in the Kimberley section of the lines of communication, which post he held until his death.