Captain Merrick Rennie McCracken

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: McCracken, Merrick Rennie

Date of birth: 1892-07-27

Place of birth: Danville Quebec Canada

Next of kin: Mrs. George McCracken, mother. Danville, Quebec

Marital status: single

Occupation (attested): Student

Occupation (normalized): Other Professional, Technical and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified

Address: Danville, Quebec

Religion: Congregationalist

Buried: Danville Protestant Cemetery, Lot 15, Range 2. Row 2.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 220

Highest Rank: Captain

Rank detail

Captain (Army).
Sergeant (Army).
Lieutenant (Army).

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: yes

Awards

Military Cross
Source: Library and Archives of Canada - Medals, Honours and Awards

Military Cross First Bar
Source: Library and Archives Canada - Medals, Honours and Awards

Military Medal
Source: Library and Archives of Canada - Medals, Honours and Awards

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.

CWGC ID: 2687684

LAC ID: 142138

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B6665-S042

Uploader's Research notes:

This man survived World War 1, and died in World War 2 ranked as a Major on January 26, 1945

2nd Canadian Divisional Signal Coy - War Diary Entry:

1916-06-16 - Page 15 - Sgt's McKinnon and McCracken reported on appointments as Lieutenants attached from Cdn Corps Headquarters Signal Co.

[Sergeant Army Canadian Engineers 2nd Divisional Signals Company Lieutenant Army Canadian Engineers 2nd Divisional Signals Company Captain Army Canadian Engineers 2nd Divisional Signals Company Military Medal Military Cross Military Cross First Bar ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2012-06-29

Last modified: 2017-02-19