caption serviceyears laterwork branch commands death_date death_place birth_place allegiance birth_date rank image article_title name
bridgeford campaign in greece in 1941 shortly after his involvement in the 1913 -- 53 olympics organiser australian army 25th brigade 21 september 1971 kenmore , queensland smeaton , victoria australia 28 july 1894 lieutenant general awm 022929 sir william bridgeford 1941.jpg william bridgeford
 sir william bridgeford
william bridgeford

lieutenant general sir william bridgeford , kbe , cb , mc -lrb- 28 july 1894 -- 21 september 1971 -rrb- 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 .
