Richard McCreery, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard McCreery

British Army general

Date of Birth: 01-Feb-1898

Place of Birth: Market Harborough, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 18-Oct-1967

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

General Sir Richard Loudon McCreery, (1 February 1898 – 18 October 1967) was a career soldier of the British Army, who was decorated for leading one of the last cavalry actions in the First World War.
During the Second World War, he was chief of staff to General Sir Harold Alexander at the time of the Second Battle of El Alamein, and later commanded the British Eighth Army, fighting in the Italian Campaign from October 1944 until the end of the war, leading it to victory in the final offensive in Italy.