Frederick McCracken | |
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Born | Kent, England | 18 August 1859
Died | 8 August 1949 | (aged 89)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1879–1922 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Unit | Royal Berkshire Regiment |
Commands | 2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment 7th Infantry Brigade 15th (Scottish) Division XIII Corps Scottish Command |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
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.[1]