Mrs Campbell Fraser was described as "One of the best known and most highly respected cat fanciers both in this country (the United Kingdom) and in America, where she has judged and won golden opinions. She made a whole page of cat history when she judged the two-days USA show in 1931. She is one of the greatest of all authorities on Blue Persians, but has also a remarkable knowledge of all varieties. Her notes and news in "Fur and Feather" are eagerly looked forward to. She is the owner of the famous Hendon Cattery, Hon. Sec. of the Southern Counties Cat Club, and an hon. life member of the Connecticut Cat Club, USA."

JUDGE AND A CHAMPION. MRS. CAMPBELL FRASER’S INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE CAT FANCY. A NOTABLE AMERICAN SHOW VISIT. Hendon & Finchley Times, 2nd March 1934
Descendant of an honoured family of soldiers; daughter of Judge; widow of an officer who served his country well in peace and in war; teacher of the late King Edward’s gardener In French culture; champion dog breeder; lending cat fancier and Judge at British and American shows. Here is Mrs. Campbell Fraser, a lady of remarkable personality and charm, whom a “Times and Guardian” reporter interviewed in her home at The Approach, Hendon, behind which stands the cattery to which leading cat shows have owed some of their most successful candidates for honours.

Mrs. Campbell Fraser, who is the widow of Major Campbell Edward Fraser, has lived in Hendon since 1917. She was born India, where her father was a judge, and her mother, prior to marriage, was Lady Gertrude Ogilvy, member of a family of army men whose name figured prominently the South African War. Major Campbell E. Fraser was originally in the 3rd Royal West Surrey Regiment, but he had retired before the Great War broke out. He interested himself, however, in home protection, and while he and his wife were living near Brighton, he established the Home Protection Brigade, consisting of men above military age. He enrolled some 1,200 men and drilled them himself. Gradually, however, these men were absorbed by the raising of the military age, but as result of his work they entered the army already trained. Major Campbell Fraser became attached to the Royal Artillery, but owing to his age was retained for home service. He also did good work for the Red Cross.

THE KING’S VISIT. Just outside Brighton, Major and Mrs. Campbell Fraser and their daughter ran a large French garden, and the Red Cross came to the conclusion that this work would be a very suitable occupation for shell-shocked patients. The garden was therefore transferred to London and Major Campbell Fraser superintended it for the Red Cross when his military duties ended. For a considerable time during the war the work of the garden devolved upon Mrs. Campbell Fraser and her daughter, and on one occasion a visit was paid by King Edward, who was so impressed that he sent his own gardener down to learn the French culture.

"FROM DOGS TO CATS." In about 1901 Mrs. Campbell Fraser kept a large kennel of pomeranians and she took the championship award at the Kennel Club Show, Crystal Palace, for the best pom in the show. "At about the same time," she told our representative, “I started my fancy for cats. I really owe this interest to a blue Persian which I looked after for a friend who went abroad. From that one experience my fancy for Persians as a speciality grew, and when I came to London, with insufficient accommodation for my pom kennels, I could not give up animals, so I devoted myself to the cats. Coming to London opened the way to my attending more shows and breeding cats more seriously for competition. We have had some very well-known Blues here and most of our cats bear the prefix '‘Hendon” on their names. They are all registered that way with the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy, and Hendon is therefore well-known in this sphere."

As time went on Mrs, Campbell Fraser was persuaded to become hon. secretary of the Southern Counties Cat Club, a position which she has held since 1922. She belonged to many other clubs and is now on the Executive of the Governing Council, to which fanciers turn for advice and assistance throughout this country, in the Colonies and in Europe. She is also treasurer to the Blue Persian Club.

FETED IN AMERICA. But one of her greatest honours was the invitation she received in 1930 to judge a large show for the Cat Club of Connecticut, USA, at Hew Haven. Mrs. Campbell Fraser was the first English cat judge in America.

“I was accorded a wonderful reception upon landing in New York," she told our representative, "and they took me up country and gave me the time of my life. I received every possible kindness and made many mends. They absolutely feted me, and after the show they gave me a beautiful banquet. This visit opened my eyes and I always feel sorry when I hear people talking against the Americans—people who have only come in contact with few of the ‘bounders,' such as one finds in any country. I found the Americans charming. The American woman is always looking for knowledge and, in her search, is not afraid of showing ignorance."

Mrs. Campbell Fraser is an accomplished and interesting writer and has contributed to “Animals” and to “Fur and Feather”; she is a regular writer in the latter publication to-day. Among the occupants of Mrs. Campbell Fraser’s cattery we met "Royal Blue of Hadley,” who recently won a first prize, and a beautiful tortoiseshell who won at the Midland Championship Show at Cheltenham. There was also the noble red who won at Croydon.

“I have had cats of almost every colour here,” Mrs. Campbell Fraser told us. “There were whites, blacks, blues, reds and the striking mahogany reds in which Mrs. Fred Terry was so interested at our last show. We had some beautiful silver tabbies and short-hairs in all colours, including the short-haired blues, which are very scarce. Bat the most difficult to obtain to-day are the Russian blues. I have an order from America for two, but cannot find them, though I believe there is a part in Russia where they are still to found."

Mrs. Campbell Fraser speaks highly of the good spirit evidenced among the competing owners at the cat shows, and she has never experienced the slightest trouble over her judging. “Some of our shows are very large affairs.” she said. "We sometimes find as many as 400 cats in about 1,000 entries, spread over 133 classes."

Mrs. Campbell Fraser has also come in contact with municipal life and has several times been Mayoress. When her brother-in-law, the late Captain A. B. S. Fraser, became Worthing’s bachelor Mayor, Mrs. Campbell Fraser was his Mayoress, and she acted in this capacity for the two or three years of his office. She was the first Mayoress of Worthing to have a chain of office. Later Captain Fraser was appointed Mayor of Hove and Mrs. Campbell Fraser again became his Mayoress.

WHO’S WHO IN THE FANCY Hendon & Finchley Times, 26th July 1935
Under this heading “Fur and Feather” last week had an excellent photograph of Mrs. Campbell Fraser, of The Approach, Hendon, whose successes at cat shows have frequently been mentioned in this column. Mrs. Campbell Fraser is one of the best known and most highly respected cat fanciers both in this country and in America, where she has judged and won golden opinions. She is one of the greatest of all authorities on Blue Persians, but has also a remarkable knowledge of all varieties. I might add that Mrs. Campbell Fraser is secretary of the Southern Counties Cat Club and an hon. life member of the Connecticut Cat Club, U.S.A.

FORMER MAYORESS OF WORTHING DEATH OF MRS. G. E. N. FRASER Worthing Gazette, 24th January 1951
The funeral took place at Godalming, Surrey, on Tuesday, of Mrs. Gertrude Edith Nerina Fraser, a former Mayoress of Worthing, who died on the previous Friday at her home, Little Primrose, Godalming, aged 89. Mrs. Campbell Fraser carried out the duties of Mayoress during the Mayoralty of her brotherin-law, Captain A. B. S. Fraser, who was Mayor of Worthing 1896-8, and who arranged the purchase of Swandean Isolation Hospital for the town. Her husband, Major Campbell Fraser, RA., who died in 1926, was a pioneer of intensive horticulture in this country. His French garden at Weston, Withdean, Patcham, was once inspected by King Edward VII, who bought his dog, Caesar. In the first World War the Red Cross Society acquired the gardens for shell-shocked Servicemen, and Major and Mrs. Campbell Fraser moved to London. During the war King George V visited the gardens.

Mrs. Campbell Fraser had many interests. She was known nationally in the cat-breeding world and was the first Englishwoman to judge cats in America, going to the States in 1931 at the Invitation of the Connecticut Cal Club. Between the two World Wars she served for about 20 years as Honorary Secretary of the Southern Counties' Cat Club, and on retirement was made President, a position she held up to her death. She was also on the executive of the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy, and had been Honorary Treasurer of the Blue Persian Cat Society. In addition, she was a Vice-President of the National Cat Club. Mrs. Campbell Fraser is survived by one daughter, Miss Lelgarde Fraser, who is also a judge of cats.