Captain William Macready was born in August 1883.  He entered Merchant Taylors' School in 1896 and left in 1900.  He received his first appointment in the East Lancashire Regiment in January 1902 and two years later was transferred to the Indian Army.  From 1909 to 1912 he was employed with the King's African Rifles.  He gained his captaincy in 1911.  He was wounded in what is now modern day Iraq in December 1914, fighting in the campaign against the Ottoman Empire.  On his recovery he rejoined his regiment and was killed on April 14th during the battle of Shaiba.

He is commemorated on the Roll of Honour at the back of the Great Hall at Merchant Taylors' School.

Jonny Taylor