George McCrae (politician)
Colonel Sir George McCrae was a Scottish textile merchant and Liberal Party politician. In Scotland he is best remembered for the creation of McCrae's Battalion, also known as the Second Edinburgh Pals Battalion and (officially) the 16th Battalion Royal Scots.
George McCrae by fellow MP, John Benjamin Stone
The grave of Sir George McCrae, Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh
McCrae's Battalion was the affectionate name given by the people of Edinburgh to the 16th (Service) Battalion of the Royal Scots in World War I, raised from volunteers in 1914 as part of the New Armies called to the Colours by Lord Kitchener. The unit was named after its charismatic colonel, former Liberal MP for Edinburgh East, Sir George McCrae.
Hearts war memorial at Haymarket, Edinburgh
detail of Contalmaison cairn (1)
detail of Contalmaison cairn (2)