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Browse via Object (Ref Nᵒ 1199) For a higher quality version, please click the thumbnail above ** Filesize = 0.26 MB **   Date   Monday 22nd June 2015     Promoter   Exploring the First World War at the Ulster Museum with Upperlands Community Development (AHRC CONNECTED COMMUNITIES FESTIVAL 2015)     Location   Belfast Collection Ref   A - 005    Collection ID 90 Objects 6 Description   Artefact relating to - William James McCracken D.S.O., M.C., M.D, Royal Naval Division, HMS Hood Classification   Newspaper Unique Object ID 1199 Description   Newspaper - Clippings in connection with 'Interesting function at Maghera' compliment to Staff-Surgeon and Mrs McCracken, clippings in very poor condition. Notice: Undefined variable: OBJECT_Description in /var/www/html/LivingLegacies/DigitalArchive/Browse/Object/Summary_OfObjectDetails.php on line 34     Additional Information   William James McCracken born 11th August 1887 and a graduate of Queen's University, Belfast. William joined the Royal Naval Division - HMS Hood and was a doctor - Staff Surgeon, during the war he commited an outstanding act of bravery winning him the DSO and MC. History confirms he went into no mans land, captured a German hospital along with all the Doctors and brought back around 150 wounded british soldiers to the British lines. William survived the war and went to Yorkshire were he remained in the medical profession, he married and had two daughters (who also became doctors). Mr McCracken died on the 10th August 1974 aged 87.     Other objects in the same collection Newspaper Newspaper Newspaper Newspaper Newspaper Newspaper

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