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Field Marshal William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCVO, CIE, DSO (13 September 1865 – 17 May 1951) was a British Army officer. He saw active service in the Second Boer War on the staff of Lord Kitchener.
William Riddell Birdwood (1865-1951), 1st Baron Birdwood of Anzac and Totnes, field marshal, was born on 13 September 1865 at Kirkee, India, second son of Herbert Mills Birdwood, under-secretary to the government of Bombay, and Edith Marion, daughter of Surgeon Major E. G. H. Impey of the Bombay Horse Artillery.
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Lieutenant General William Birdwood was a senior officer in Britain's pre-1914 Indian Army. In December 1914, he was appointed to the command of the Australian and New Zealand forces then assembling in Egypt. These units were soon formed into the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, with two divisions:
17 de may. de 2024 · Described by Charles Bean as "short and dapper in figure, a vigorous, brave, upright and understanding leader of fighting men", William Birdwood commanded the Australian Corps for much of the First World War. He was born on 13 September 1865 in India and was educated in England.
Hace 3 días · William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, was commander of the new Australian and New Zealand contingents (ANZACs) in the Great War 1914. As a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath he has a stall plate in the chapel of that Order in Westminster Abbey.
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Field Marshal William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood (1865-1951) was a British Army officer who served in the Second Boer War and World War I. He was Commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during the Gallipoli Campaign and Commander-in-Chief, India.
Overview. William Riddell Birdwood. (1865—1951) army officer. Quick Reference. (1865–1951) was appointed commander-in-chief of the Australian and NZ forces in Europe in November 1914, and led them through the Gallipoli campaign and in France. He was involved in the ... From: Birdwood, William Riddell in The Oxford Companion to Australian History »
