We remember Victor Charles James Macrae, M.a.

We remember Victor Charles James Macrae, M.a.

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Timeline

Timeline

1887
sibling Herbert A. Macrae Source:8856036 1887
1888
sibling Alfred R. Macrae Source:8856036 1888
1891
sibling Winifred M. Macrae Source:8856036 1891
1892
birth Inverness United Kingdom Source:8856038 12th October 1892
1895
sibling Jane J. Macrae Source:8856036 1895
1899
sibling Edith M. Macrae Source:8856036 1899
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:2867271 19th February 1915 - 15th May 1915
education 1st Class Honours in Classics Aberdeen University Aberdeen United Kingdom Source:9384285
education Aberdeen Grammar School Aberdeen United Kingdom Source:9384285
education Plockton Higher Grade Public School Plockton United Kingdom Source:9384285
enlistment Aberdeen United Kingdom Source:8856039
service British Army Corporal 2537 Gordon Highlanders (Territorial Force) 4th Battalion Source:8856040
location 123, Blenheim Place, Aberdeen. United Kingdom parents address Source:8856040
1915
death Killed in Action He was killed by a sniper, while attempting to remove a wounded comrade from a dangerous corner Wytschaete Belgium Source:8856040 Source:8856039 20th April 1915
burial Wytschaete Military Cemetry CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium II. F. 4. Source:8856040

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Victor Charles James
Initials VCJ
Last Name Macrae, M.a.
Source 8856038
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
123, Blenheim Place, Aberdeen. United Kingdom parents address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 2537 Gordon Highlanders (Territorial Force) 4th Battalion Corporal
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Jane Ferguson or MacRae mother
Donald MacRae father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Herbert A. MacRae brother 1887
Alfred R. MacRae brother 1888
Winifred M. MacRae sister 1891
Jane J. MacRae sister 1895
Edith M. MacRae sister 1899

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Guy74824
Britain School & University rolls 1914-1918 Transcription Guy74824
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Guy74824
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Guy74824

External Evidence

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Aberdeen University Roll of Service Vincent96527

Multimedia

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Gordon Highlanders Cap Badge Vincent96527
Wytschaete Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen 1 Vincent96527
1914-15 Star Vincent96527
Victory Medal Vincent96527
British War Medal Vincent96527
Victor MacRae Vincent96527

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