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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 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. ==Early career== Born in 1859, the youngest son of R. de Crez McCracken of Kent, he studied at Sandhurst and then took a commission as a second lieutenant in the 49th Regiment of Foot in 1879. He was promoted to lieutenant the following year, and served in the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882 with his regiment, which had since become the 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. After Egypt he was appointed the battalion adjutant, and promoted to Captain in 1884. He saw service during the Mahdist War in 1885, at Tofrek, where he was mentioned in despatches and given a brevet promotion to Major. Serving on the Egyptian frontier later in the year, he saw action at the Battle of Ginnis.〔''Who Was Who''.〕 He married Ann Liston Glover in 1887; the couple would have a son and two daughters before Ann's death in 1923.〔Obituary in ''The Times''.〕 In April 1892 he was seconded to the staff and appointed Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General〔; 〕 in Barbados.〔 He received a full promotion to Major in 1897,〔 and when his term on the staff expired in April that year he returned to his regiment. At the outbreak of the Second Boer War, he fought in South Africa with the 1st Berkshires through 1900, and in 1901 took command of the 2nd Berkshires. In 1902, he commanded a garrison force of several battalions.〔 For his services in the war, he was again mentioned in despatches and given a brevet-promotion to lieutenant-colonel. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, as well as the Queen's medal with three clasps, and the King's medal with two.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frederick McCracken」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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