Taking a part in the Combined Chiefs of Staff discussions at the Potsdam Conference in Germany, 1945. From left to right: Lieutenant General Sir Gordon McCready, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew Cunningham, and Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke.
Nickname(s)
"Baronet Macready"
Born
5 April 1891 Kandy, Ceylon
Died
17 October 1956 (aged 65) Paris, France
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army
Years of service
1910–1946
Rank
Lieutenant-General
Service number
22930
Unit
Royal Engineers
Battles/wars
First World War Second World War
Awards
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Mentioned in dispatches (5) Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands) Legion of Honour (France)
Relations
Sir Nevil Macready (father)
Lieutenant-General Sir Gordon Nevil Macready, 2nd BaronetKBE, CB, CMG, DSO, MC (5 April 1891 – 17 October 1956) was a British Army officer who served as Assistant Chief of the Imperial General Staff during the Second World War.
Lieutenant-General Sir Gordon Nevil Macready, 2nd Baronet KBE, CB, CMG, DSO, MC (5 April 1891 – 17 October 1956) was a British Army officer who served...
actress Edward Nevil Macready, (1798–1848), British Army officer George Macready (1899–1973), American screen actor GordonMacready (1891–1956), British...
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British mission of soldiers and police officers led by Brigadier-General GordonMacready, a new national police force was formed; this 'Polish State Police'...
Western film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Randolph Scott, Dorothy Malone, Forrest Tucker, Frank Faylen, and George Macready. Written by George W...
Assistant Chief of the Imperial General Staff May–July 1940 Succeeded by GordonMacready Preceded by Henry Curtis GOC 46th Infantry Division July–December 1940...
Camberley, from 1923 to 1924. His fellow students there included GordonMacready, Dudley Johnson, Douglas Pratt, John Smyth, Roderic Petre, Arthur Percival...
War I—US diplomats mainly took care of duties during this time 1919: GordonMacready 1919–1920: Neill Malcolm 1920: Victor Hay (later 21st Earl of Errol)...
2nd Infantry Division 1940–1941 Succeeded by John Grover Preceded by GordonMacready Assistant Chief of the Imperial General Staff July–December 1942 Succeeded by...
Charles Macready, father of the first Baronet, was an actor. Sir Cecil Frederick Nevil Macready, 1st Baronet (1862–1946) Sir Gordon Nevil Macready, 2nd Baronet...
Alastair MacDougall, Roderic Petre, Balfour Hutchison, Leslie Hill and GordonMacready. He was involved in air defence preparations for Britain around the...
is a 1949 American Western film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Randolph Scott, George Macready and Louise Allbritton. It was distributed by...
uncredited as director), the film stars George Nader, Barbara Nichols, George Macready and Dolores Faith. It was shown in the US on a double feature with Mutiny...
Bruce and Ralph Gilbert Bettison. The supporting cast features George Macready as King John, Billy House as Friar Tuck and John Dehner in an early appearance...
their children. He had been a member of William Charles Macready's company, and shared Macready's regard for good diction. His daughter Ellen recalled that...
cabbie Mason (Brinegar), he runs into old acquaintance Douglas Irwin (MacReady), his sister-in-law's father, who is quite surprised to see him and tries...
chamber. Humphrey Bogart as Andrew Morton John Derek as Nick Romano George Macready as Dist. Atty. Kerman Allene Roberts as Emma Candy Toxton as Adele Morton...
Macpherson Major-General Lachlan Macquarie General Sir Nevil Macready Brigadier-General John Macready Brigadier Maurice MacWilliam Brigadier-General William...
Global Information
United Kingdom
British Army