Frederick McCracken

Military Person

1859 – 1949

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Who was Frederick McCracken?

Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick William Nicholas McCracken, KCB, DSO, 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 of 1914, was appointed to command 15th 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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Born
Aug 18, 1859
Education
  • Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Died
Aug 8, 1949

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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