William Bridgeford Military person

Lieutenant General Sir William Bridgeford KBE, CB, MC (28 July 1894 – 21 September 1971) was a senior officer in the Australian Army. He began his military career in 1913 and fought on the Western Front during the First World War, before rising to command the 3rd Infantry Division during the Bougainville campaign in the Second World War. Later he served as the Commander in Chief of British Commonwealth Forces Korea during the Korean War. He retired from the military in 1953 and worked on the organising committee of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, as well as being the director of several companies and treasurer of a returned services organisation.

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Birth date	July 28, 1894
Birth place	Victoria (Australia) , Smeaton Victoria
Date of death	September 21, 1971
Place of death	Kenmore Queensland , Queensland

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award	Legion of Merit Order of the Bath Mentioned in dispatches War Cross (Greece) Military Cross Order of the British Empire
military operations	Korean War Bougainville Campaign World War II Battle of St. Quentin Canal World War I Battle of Polygon Wood Battle of Fromelles Battle of Greece New Guinea campaign
military branch	Australian Army
military command	3rd Armoured Division 3rd Infantry Division 25th Brigade British Commonwealth Forces Korea
service start	1913
service end	1953