Ref ID: 5914
Name
Frederick McCracken.
Description
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Certificate relating to Rifleman Frederick McCracken.
Life Story
Name: Frederick McCracken.
Service Number: 7243.
Rank: Rifleman.
Battalion: 2nd Battalion.
Regiment: Royal Irish Rifles.
Born: 25th December 1889, Belfast.
Died: 27th October 1914.
Address: 31Crimea Street, Belfast
.
Frederick McCracken, son of Joseph and Mary McCracken, lived at 31 Crimea Street, Shankill Road, Belfast
.
The 1901 Ireland Census has Frederick living at 6 Northumberland Street, Shankill Road, Belfast with his mother, occupation, House Keeper, father, Shipyard Rigger, four sisters, Rachel, 16 years, Millworker Flax Spreader, Martha, 15 years, Millworker Flax Spreader, Annie, 7 years, Mary, 4 years, and brother Joseph, 9 years
.
Frederick joined the Royal Irish Rifles.
He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France on the 26th August 1914.
Frederick was a Rifleman in 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles when he was Killed In Action on the 27th of October 1914 in France aged 24 years
.
A local newspaper states.
THE RANK AND FILE.
Amongst those who were killed in the explosion on H.M.S Vanguard were- Able-Seaman Joseph McCracken, son of Mrs McCracken, 31 Crimea Street, Belfast, whose other son, Fred, was killed at Neuve Chapelle in 1914
.
See brother also: 239868 Able Seaman Joseph McCracken H.M.S Vanguard Royal Navy
.
Fredericks Soldiers Effects were left to his mother Mary.
A Pension Application Form shows his mother as claimant and as now living at 42 Crimea Street, Shankill Road, Belfast.
Dependant Pension Application Forms also show his mother Mary as claimant
.
Frederick received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914-1915 Star
.
He is Remembered at Le Touret Memorial, France.
To Remember Is To Honour
.
Theme
Shankill Roll of Honour
Date
0
Classification
Book or Journal,
Certificate/Permit,
Roll of Honour or Memorial
