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Sir Neville Macready

British general and Adjutant-General to the Forces.

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Also known as XVII Gen. Sir Neville Macready, Macready

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Sir Neville Macready shows up with force in XVII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Adjutant-general who tells the story of being forgotten during the retreat from Mons and displays a soldier's stoicism upon reading a casualty list.
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GHGeneral HaldaneUNUnknown NarratorSJSir John FrenchSNSir Neville Macready

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