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John Macready (1887–27 February 1957) was a

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officer who served with the

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and in

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. His father was Jonathan F. Macready, a son of the celebrated Victorian actor-theatre manager W.C.Macready.

Military career

Macready was born in London West Queen Anne St. He trained at the

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and was appointed

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in the Bedfordshire Regiment (later the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment) in 1907. In the 1911 Census, his rank was Lieutenant. In 1913 he was promoted from

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in the Bedfordshire Regiment. In 1916 he was awarded the D.S.O. and the Chevalier de l’Ordre de Leopold. In 1917, he was awarded the

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. From 1933-1937 he was Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion. Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. In 1937 he was appointed Assistant Commandant of Hythe Wing, Small Arms School. From 1939-1940 he was Commanding Officer of

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Family

Brig. Gen. Macready married Marguerite Mary Milling (1890-1982). They had two children: Daphne Lois Macready (better known as the writer

Rowena Farre Rowena Farre (26 February 1921 – 9 January 1979) was a British writer who achieved fame for her first book ''Seal Morning'', published in 1957. ''Seal Morning'' describes how, at the age of ten, the writer and her aunt Miriam settled in a remo ...

) and Anthony John Lowne Macready. He died in

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, Kent, in 1957.

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References

External links

* Ancestry,com: Brig. Gen. Macready. http://records.ancestry.com/Brig_Gen_Macready_records.ashx?pid=21701458
Generals of World War II
{{DEFAULTSORT:Macready, John 1887 births 1957 deaths Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment officers British Army personnel of World War I Military personnel from London British Army brigadiers of World War II Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)