Ref ID: 5918
Name
Roll of Individuals Entitled to the Victory Medal and British War Medal.
Description
Roll of Individuals Entitled to the Victory Medal and British War Medal Granted Under Army Orders 301 and 266 of 1919 Royal Irish Rifles.
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
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Frederick McCracken, son of Joseph and Mary McCracken, lived at 31 Crimea Street, Shankill Road, Belfast
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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
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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
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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
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See brother also: 239868 Able Seaman Joseph McCracken H.M.S Vanguard Royal Navy
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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
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Frederick received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914-1915 Star
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He is Remembered at Le Touret Memorial, France.
To Remember Is To Honour
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Theme
Shankill Roll of Honour
Date
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Classification
Book or Journal,
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