Frederick McCracken
Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick William Nicholas McCracken, KCB, DSO (18 August 1859 – 8 August 1949) was a British Army officer who saw regimental service in Africa during the late nineteenth century, and later held senior command during the First World War. He commanded an infantry brigade in the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) of 1914, was appointed to command 15th (Scottish) Division in the New Armies from 1915 to 1917, and then briefly commanded XIII Corps on the Western Front before being posted to a home command in the United Kingdom.
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15th (Scottish) Division1910 Birthday Honours1917 Birthday Honours7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters EastBritish Expeditionary Force order of battle (1914)F. W. McCrackenF. W. N. McCrackenFrancis Davies (British Army officer)Frederick MacCrackenFrederick William Nicholas McCrackenGeorge Montague HarperList of British generals and brigadiersMcCracken (surname)Order of battle of the First Battle of the MarneScottish CommandSpencer EwartWilkinson BirdXIII Corps (United Kingdom)
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Frederick McCracken
Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick William Nicholas McCracken, KCB, DSO (18 August 1859 – 8 August 1949) was a British Army officer who saw regimental service in Africa during the late nineteenth century, and later held senior command during the First World War. He commanded an infantry brigade in the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) of 1914, was appointed to command 15th (Scottish) Division in the New Armies from 1915 to 1917, and then briefly commanded XIII Corps on the Western Front before being posted to a home command in the United Kingdom.
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