(1862-05-07)7 May 1862 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Died
9 January 1946(1946-01-09) (aged 83) Knightsbridge, London
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army
Years of service
1881–1923
Rank
General
Unit
Gordon Highlanders
Commands held
2nd Infantry Brigade Belfast District Commander-in-Chief, Ireland
Battles/wars
Second Boer War First World War Anglo-Irish War
Awards
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches (6)
General Sir Cecil Frederick Nevil Macready, 1st Baronet, GCMG, KCB, PC (Ire) (7 May 1862 – 9 January 1946), known affectionately as Make-Ready (close to the correct pronunciation of his name), was a British Army officer. He served in senior staff appointments in the First World War and was the last British military commander in Ireland, and also served for two years as Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis in London.
General Sir Cecil Frederick NevilMacready, 1st Baronet, GCMG, KCB, PC (Ire) (7 May 1862 – 9 January 1946), known affectionately as Make-Ready (close to...
Edward NevilMacready (29 May 1798 – 4 November 1848) was a British Army officer who served in India and during the Waterloo Campaign. Macready was born...
son, Cecil Frederick NevilMacready, known as "Nevil", who would become a General in the British Army, and a baronet. Macready's son from his second marriage...
English actress Edward NevilMacready, (1798–1848), British Army officer George Macready (1899–1973), American screen actor Gordon Macready (1891–1956), British...
Lieutenant-General Sir Gordon NevilMacready, 2nd Baronet KBE, CB, CMG, DSO, MC (5 April 1891 – 17 October 1956) was a British Army officer who served...
Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 1 March 1923 for General NevilMacready. He was Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1918 to 1920 and...
general NevilMacready (1862–1946), British Army general This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title General Macready. If an internal...
Quartermaster-General to the Forces Nevil Dede (born 1975), Tirana's current coach and a former football defender NevilMacready, GCMG, KCB, PC (Ire) (1862–1946)...
Ireland Denis Henry stated that he was informed by Commander-in-Chief NevilMacready that 191 houses were destroyed in official reprisals in the area under...
was officially reorganised under the authority of then Commissioner NevilMacready. Headed by Detective Inspector Walter Hambrook, the squad was composed...
Order dated 6 October 1916. It was issued by Lieutenant-General Sir NevilMacready, Adjutant-General to the Forces, who loathed his own moustache and immediately...
Wheeler. The memorial was unveiled on 4 August 1930 by General Sir NevilMacready. Macready served as Adjutant-General of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF)...
On 16 November 1921, the Metropolitan Commissioner of Police, Sir NevilMacready, who was considered to be setting the standard throughout England, issued...
appointments before becoming Commissioner. 10 1918 1920 General Sir NevilMacready 11 1920 1928 Brigadier-General Sir William Horwood 12 1928 1931 General...
William Macready was their son. He was the fifth of eight children of the marriage. Another of Macready's sons, Major Edward NevilMacready, commanded...
advice of General NevilMacready, who commanded the British garrison in Dublin, the plan was cancelled at the last minute. Macready's argument was that...
caried out. In December 1920 the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (NevilMacready) informed the British Cabinet that Military Governors in martial law...
bronze rather than marble, was unveiled on 25 February 1925 by General NevilMacready representing the Imperial War Graves Commission. The address by the...
convinced him to remain in office, as his designated successor, General Sir NevilMacready, was required by the War Office, where he was Adjutant-General. He remained...
the Prime Minister (24 October) about the potential use of General NevilMacready, who had experience of crowd control during the Tonypandy riots in 1910...
MacGregor, General and head of intelligence for the British Indian Army NevilMacready, General and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Patrick Palmer, Commander...
Adjutant-General to the Forces, NevilMacready, in mid-February 1915 to discuss the future of his work. With the support of Macready the British Army formally...
Ireland Act, which received Royal Assent on 9 August 1920. General Sir NevilMacready, Commander-in-Chief of British forces in Ireland then nominated a court...
Macpherson Major-General Lachlan Macquarie General Sir NevilMacready Brigadier-General John Macready Brigadier Maurice MacWilliam Brigadier-General William...
Instead of paving stones and sticks they are to be given rifles." Sir NevilMacready, General Officer Commanding-in-chief of the British Army in Ireland...
stipulated for officers, though this action led the Adjutant-General, NevilMacready, to rescind the requirement. On the whole, the temporary gentlemen seem...
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