William Bridgeford

Sir William Bridgeford
Bridgeford in 1941 shortly after his involvement in the campaign in Greece
Born	(1894-07-28)28 July 1894 Smeaton, Victoria
Died	21 September 1971(1971-09-21) (aged 77) Kenmore, Queensland
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1913–1953
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	British Commonwealth Forces Korea (1951–53) Eastern Command (1951) 3rd Infantry Division (1944–45) 3rd Armoured Division (1943) 25th Brigade (1940)
Battles/wars	First World War Battle of Fromelles Battle of Polygon Wood Battle of the Hindenburg Line Second World War Battle of Greece New Guinea Campaign Bougainville campaign Occupation of Japan Korean War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (4) War Cross (Greece) Legion of Merit (United States)
Other work	Olympics organiser

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.