The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Macready, Gordon Nevil
Lieutenant-General
* 5th of April 1891
† 17th of October 1956
(Royal Engineers)
Nickname: Baronet Macready
Promotions
| 1929-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1934-04-07 | Colonel (Dated back to 1932-07-01) |
| 1936-10-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1938-09-29 | Major-General (Dated back to 1938-07-15) |
| 1941-12-19 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1942-12-19 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1946-09-06 | Granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1926-10-01 | – | 1933-01-16 | Assistant Secretary to the Committee of Imperial Defence |
| 1933-01-16 | – | 1934-XX-XX | Attending the Imperial Defence College |
| 1934-04-07 | – | 1936-09-30 | General Staff Officer, 1 War Office |
| 1936-10-01 | – | 1938-09-28 | Deputy Director of Staff Duties, War Office |
| 1938-09-29 | – | 1940-09-01 | Head of the British Military Mission to Egypt |
| 1940-10-15 | – | 1942-06-15 | Assistant Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| 1942-06-16 | – | 1946-XX-XX | Head of the British Army Mission Washington |
| 1946-05-13 | – | 1956-05-13 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Engineers |
| 1946-09-06 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley