He then moved to officiating and became a World Cup and Olympic International Umpire (field hockey).
WSH was a joint initiative between the Indian Hockey Federation and Nimbus Sport, played with eight teams across India.
Dennis Meredith was appointed a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia (General Division) in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours in recognition of his significant service to hockey through roles at the local, state, national and international level.
In 2023, Meredith became an inductee into the Hockey Australia Hall of Fame (General Category), for excelling at the highest level of the sport and making a telling impact on Australian hockey on the world stage which significantly enhanced the image of the sport.
Dennis Meredith is the father of Andrew Meredith, who in his football career has notably worked at Manchester United Football Club, FC St. Pauli and internationally with the Socceroos post his previous involvement in International Hockey as the former Assistant Coach of the Germany men's national field hockey team, and the Head Coach of the Ireland national field hockey team.