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portrait time , egypt 1943 of norman weir , a brigadier at the 1911 -- 1949 20px new zealand military forces chief of the general staff 4th division 11 july 1961 hamilton , new zealand heathcote valley , christchurch , new zealand new zealand knight companion of the order of the bath mentioned in despatches commander legion of merit -lrb- united states -rrb- of the order of the british empire first world war 06 july 1893 major general brig norman weir.jpg norman weir
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norman weir

major general sir norman william mcdonald weir kbe , cb , -lrb- 6 july 1893 -- 11 july 1961 -rrb- was a professional soldier in the new zealand military forces .
he served during the first and second world wars , and was chief of the general staff of the new zealand military forces from 1946 to 1949 .
