Lindsay Merritt Inglis

Lindsay Merritt Inglis
Lindsay Inglis, acting commander of 2nd New Zealand Division, 1942
Born	(1894-05-16)16 May 1894
Died	17 March 1966(1966-03-17) (aged 71)
Allegiance	New Zealand
Service/branch	New Zealand Military Forces
Years of service	1915–1919 1939–1950
Rank	Major General
Commands held	4th Infantry Brigade 2nd New Zealand Division
Battles/wars	First World War Western Front Second World War Battle of Crete Western Desert Campaign Italian Campaign
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order & Bar Military Cross Efficiency Decoration
Other work	Magistrate

First World War

Second World War

Major General Lindsay Merritt Inglis CB, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC, ED (16 May 1894 – 17 March 1966) was a New Zealand military leader, lawyer and magistrate.

Born in Mosgiel, Inglis volunteered for service in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during the First World War. He served on the Western Front and won the Military Cross for his actions during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette. He ended the war as a company commander and returned to New Zealand in 1919. In civilian life, he was a solicitor and barrister in Timaru but also served in the Territorial Force. He volunteered for service during the Second World War and commanded the 4th Infantry Brigade in the campaigns in Crete and North Africa. He had two periods in command of the 2nd New Zealand Division. After the war, he was appointed to a military court of the Allied Control Commission, which administered occupied Germany. He later served as chief judge of the Allied Control Commission's Supreme Court from 1947 to 1950.