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McCredie John Forrest 2/Lt

Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/20965

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SKR/DAT/IP/20965
Title
McCredie John Forrest 2/Lt
Date
2000-2024
Description

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Surname: McCredie;

Forename(s): John Forrest;

Initials: JF;

Rank: 2/Lt;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 235 Coy;

How killed: KIA;

Where: France;

When killed: 30-Nov-1917;

Other Data: University of Edinburgh Roll of Honour - Portrait
Inns of Court OTC Register: 6/2/6738 11/10/1915. No 14 Officer Cadet Bn., MGC 24/10/1916, France, 2Lt, kia 30/11/1917
Red Cross Enquiry Card
Photo: GS Archives;

Other Notes: McCREDIE, Second Lieutenant, JOHN FORREST, 235th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 30th November 1917. Age 21. Elder son of Agnes Aitken McCredie, of 18, Academy St., Stranraer, Wigtownshire, and the late Thomas McCredie. Panel 12 and 13. Cambrai Memorial, Louverval - Nord, France.;

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Held by
Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Language
English
Creator(s)
Graham Sacker
Physical description
1 digital record
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McCredie John Forrest 2/Lt