We remember Finlay Macrae

We remember Finlay Macrae

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Timeline

Timeline

1887
birth Knockbain, Ross and Cromerty United Kingdom Source:7385610 Source:8720783 1887
1916
awards Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration Source:8720514 1st July 1916
1916
service British Army Private 19308 Royal Scots 16th Battalion Source:8720514 10th August 1916
1917
awards Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration Source:8720522 9th July 1917
1917
service British Army Serjeant 19308 Royal Scots 16th Battalion Source:7385610 9th July 1917
1917
location 5 Kirkton Muir, Buncrew Station, Invernessshire United Kingdom parents address Source:7385610 26th August 1917
employment Asylum Attendant Inverness United Kingdom Source:8720455
1917
death Killed in Action Sniped during the attack on Cologne Ridge, East of Hargicourt Hargicourt France Source:7385610 Source:8720455 26th August 1917
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Source:7385610

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Finlay
Initials F
Last Name Macrae
Source 2866824
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
5 Kirkton Muir, Buncrew Station, Invernessshire United Kingdom parents address known 26th August 1917
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 19308 Royal Scots 16th Battalion Private
British Army 19308 Royal Scots 16th Battalion Serjeant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration
Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elizabeth Macrae mother
Walter Macrae father

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Mike50482

External Evidence

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‘McCraes Battalion’ by Jack Alexander Mike50482
Supplement to The London Gazette, 10 August 1916. Page 7888 Mike50482
Supplement to The London Gazette, 9 July 1917. Page 6824 Mike50482

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