John Macready (British Army officer)

British Army general (1887–1957)

John Macready

Born| 1887
London, England
Died| 27 February 1957(1957-02-27) (aged 69–70)
Folkestone, Kent, England
Allegiance|  United Kingdom
Service/branch|  British Army
Years of service| 1907−1945
Rank| Brigadier
Service number| 3971
Unit| edfordshire Regiment
Commands held| 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
162nd Infantry Brigade
Battles/wars| World War I
World War II
Awards| Distinguished Service Order
Alma mater| Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Spouse(s)| Marguerite Mary Milling
Children| 2
Relations| Jonathan F. Macready

Brigadier John Macready (1887–27 February 1957) was a British Army officer who served with the Bedfordshire Regiment in Europe in World War I and in India. His father was Jonathan F. Macready, a son of the celebrated Victorian actor-theatre manager W.C.Macready.

## Military career[edit]

Macready was born in London West Queen Anne St. He trained at the Royal Military College and was appointed Second lieutenant in the Bedfordshire Regiment (later the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment) in 1907.[1] In the 1911 Census, his rank was Lieutenant. In 1913 he was promoted from Adjutant to Captain in the Bedfordshire Regiment.[2] In 1916 he was awarded the D.S.O. and the Chevalier de l’Ordre de Leopold.[3] In 1917, he was awarded the Croix de Guerre.[4] 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 162nd (East Midland) Brigade.[5]

## Family[edit]

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

He died in Folkestone, Kent, in 1957.

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ "No. 28018". The London Gazette. 3 May 1907. p. 2995.
2. ^ "No. 28692". The London Gazette. 21 February 1913. p. 1352.
3. ^ "No. 29486". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 February 1916. p. 2076.
4. ^ "No. 30184". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 July 1917. p. 7094.
5. ^ Joslen 1990, p. 350

## References[edit]

* Joslen, Lt-Col H.F. (1990) [1st. Pub. HMSO:1960]. Orders of Battle, Second World War, 1939–1945. London: London Stamp Exchange. ISBN 0-948130-03-2.

## External links[edit]

* Ancestry,com: Brig. Gen. Macready. http://records.ancestry.com/Brig_Gen_Macready_records.ashx?pid=21701458
* Generals of World War II