Nevil Macready Military person
General Sir Cecil Frederick Nevil Macready, 1st Baronet, GCMG, KCB, PC (Ire) (7 May 1862–9 January 1946), known as Sir Nevil Macready and 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.
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Birth date | May 07, 1862 |
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Date of death | January 09, 1946 |
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allegiance | United Kingdom |
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military command | 2nd Infantry Brigade Ireland Belfast District |
service start | 1881 |
service end | 1923 |