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Frederick McCracken
Born(1859-08-18)18 August 1859
Kent, England
Died8 August 1949(1949-08-08) (aged 89)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branchFrederick McCracken British Army
Years of service1879–1922
RankLieutenant-General
UnitRoyal Berkshire Regiment
Commands held2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment
7th Infantry Brigade
15th (Scottish) Division
XIII Corps
Scottish Command
AwardsKnight 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]

  1. ^ Davies 1997, p. 167.

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