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| Full Name | Joseph Nixon Macrae |
| Rank (highest) | 2nd Lieutenant / Gazetted on 11 December 1917 |
| Battalion | 11th Battalion (Lonsdale) |
| Regiment | Border Regiment |
| Theatre(s) of War | France and Flanders |
| Born | Station House, Addiewell, West Lothian, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish 
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| Parents | William Cairns Macrae and Agnes Macrae / Coulter Station House, Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Residence(s) | East Retford, Nottinghamshire |
| Casualty Type | Commonwealth War Dead |
| Died | 18 February 1918 |
| Age | 19 Years |
| Cause of Death | Killed in action by machine gun fire [1] |
| Burial Type | Grave |
| Reference Number | IX.B.13. |
| Resting Place | Poelcapelle British Cemetery Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Coordinates |  Latitude: 50.92103 / Longitude: 2.97194
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| Commemorative Scroll | Yes / click here |
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References and notes
- ↑ According to the battalion war diary entry, during a night raid a party of 2 officers (2nd Lieuts. Macrae and McDonald) along with 60 other ranks of C Company carry out a raid on enemy posts. At Zero hour (11pm) a heavy artillery barrage takes place for eight minutes preparatory to the advance. Right & left parties reach their objective and penetrate 150 yards behind the enemy's front system. The center party is struck by machine gun fire, which was unscathed by the barrage, and results in the death of Macrae and the wounding of one Sergeant. The result of the raid finds 12 of the enemy dead, one machine gun bombed and destroyed and one wounded prisoner brought in. Afterwards, Captain Ross in vain patrolled the area in search of Macrae's body.
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