MELDRUM, WILLIAM [SSNE 320]
- Surname
- MELDRUM, MELDRAM
- First name
- WILLIAM, VILLUM
- Title/rank
- CAPTAIN
- Nationality
- SCOT
- Social status
- GENTRY
Text source
William Meldrum was allowed to help the the Prince of Orange in the war in the Low Countries with Scots who had been garrisoned at Ahrensburg (Øsel) on 18 May 1578. He was possibly dismissed 1581.J.C.W. Hirsch and K. Hirsch, (eds.), 'Fortegnelse over Dansk og Norske officerer med flere fra 1648 til 1814', (12 vols. Copenhagen, compiled 1888-1907), vol.7, 2; T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, p.92.
Service record
- DENMARK-NORWAY, NAVY
- Arrived 1577-12-19, as CAPTAIN
- Departed 1581-01-01, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose NAVAL