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Other Title: 'Brig Subtitle on cover: Brigadier-General William Meldrum : a forgotten legend, 1865-1964 Includes bibliographical references and index

"The West Coast is full of stories of exceptional men and women. This is one such story. It concerns a man born in the pioneer days in north Auckland, who eventually arrived on the Coast in 1921 as a Magistrate. It is during those in-between times that this story is about. He was simply known as the 'Brig'. William Meldrum: Brigadier-General and commander of the New Zealand Mounted Riffles in the 1914-18 war."--Publisher description."The West Coast is full of stories of exceptional men and women. This is one such story. It concerns a man born in the pioneer days in north Auckland, who eventually arrived on the Coast in 1921 as a Magistrate. It is during those in-between times that this story is about. He was simply known as the 'Brig'. William Meldrum: Brigadier-General and commander of the New Zealand Mounted Riffles in the 1914-18 war."--Publisher description.