William Meldrum (general)

William Meldrum
William Meldrum
Nickname(s)	"Fix-Bayonets Bill"
Born	28 July 1865; Whangarei, New Zealand
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.; Burnham, New Zealand
Allegiance	New Zealand
Service/branch	New Zealand Military Forces
Years of service	1900–1920
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands held	New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade (1917–19); Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment (1914–17); 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles (1914)
Battles/wars	First World War Gallipoli Campaign; Battle of Chunuk Bair; Sinai and Palestine Campaign; Battle of Rafa; First Battle of Gaza; Second Battle of Gaza; Battle of Beersheba; Battle of Ayun Kara; Raid on Amman;
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath; Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George; Distinguished Service Order; Mentioned in Despatches (4); Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration; Order of the White Eagle (Serbia)

Brigadier General William Meldrum CB, CMG, DSO, VD, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (28 July 1865 – 13 February 1964) was a New Zealand lawyer, farmer, military leader, magistrate and local politician. He was born in Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand on 28 July 1865.^[1]

He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1909 Rangitikei by-election, where he came third in the first ballot.^[2] He served as Mayor of Greymouth from 1935 to 1938.^[1]

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William Meldrum
Nickname(s)	"Fix-Bayonets Bill"^[1]
Born	(1865-07-28)28 July 1865 Whangarei, New Zealand
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Burnham, New Zealand
Allegiance	New Zealand
Service/branch	New Zealand Military Forces
Years of service	1900–1920
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands held	New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade (1917–19) Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment (1914–17) 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles (1914)
Battles/wars	First World War Gallipoli Campaign Battle of Chunuk Bair Sinai and Palestine Campaign Battle of Rafa First Battle of Gaza Second Battle of Gaza Battle of Beersheba Battle of Ayun Kara Raid on Amman
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (4) Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration Order of the White Eagle (Serbia)