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...
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Birdwood may refer to: In Australia Birdwood, New South Wales Birdwood, South Australia In Canada Mount Birdwood, a mountain in Alberta, Canada In the...
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The politician Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood, was the second wife of the second Baron. William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood (1865–1951) Christopher...
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December 1914, and operated during the Gallipoli campaign. General William Birdwood commanded the corps, which primarily consisted of troops from the First...
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Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood (18 May 1913 – 29 June 2000), born Joan Pollock Graham, was a British far-right political activist who took part in a...
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most of its existence, the Army was commanded by Lieutenant General William Birdwood. It comprised the British VIII Corps and IX Corps as well as the Australian...
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the 29th Division at Gallipoli. Command briefly passed to General William Birdwood, commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, but for the...
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Lieutenant General Sir William Birdwood, contemplated the re-embarkation of his troops. The success of AE2 was a consideration in Birdwood deciding to persist...
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Christopher Bromhead Birdwood, 2nd Baron Birdwood, MVO (22 May 1899 – 5 January 1962), was a British hereditary peer, soldier and author. The son of Field...
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to Lieutenant General William Birdwood, a British officer who was commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. Birdwood was officially confirmed...
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formed Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, commanded by General William Birdwood. Although an extremely competent administrator, there were reservations...
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Sir Hubert Gough April–May 1918 General Sir William Peyton May–November 1918 General Sir William Birdwood The army was not reraised during the Second...
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but this was strongly resisted by the members of the AIF. General William Birdwood, commander of the AIF, suggested that in forming the Australian Corps...
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anglicised to "Birdwood" during World War I, along with many others in the region in 1917. The new name honoured Sir William Birdwood, the Australian...
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defunct).[failed verification] The first appointment to the rank was Sir William Birdwood, who received the honour in March 1925. Sir Thomas Blamey was the second...
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Field marshal (Australia) (section Lord Birdwood, 1925)
to active duty and promoted. Field Marshal Sir William Birdwood (later created The 1st Baron Birdwood) was a British Army officer who commanded the Australian...
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General William Birdwood, the commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. When Legge was sent to Egypt to command the 2nd Division, Birdwood made...
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would convince the Turks to ask for an armistice. Lieutenant-General William Birdwood, commanding the inexperienced Australian and New Zealand Army Corps...
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the Gallipoli Campaign, General Sir Ian Hamilton wrote to General William Birdwood, the commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC)...
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quarters were destroyed by German bombing, forcing Deal's then-captain, William Birdwood, to move to Hampton Court Palace and the castle became an observation...
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Harold Temperley (redirect from Harold William Vezeille Temperley)
Harold William Vazeille Temperley, OBE, FBA (20 April 1879 – 11 July 1939) was an English historian, Professor of Modern History at the University of...
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(GOC) of the 3rd Division in June 1910, in succession to Major General William Franklyn. In manoeuvres in June 1912, he showed an appreciation of the...
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disparaging of the division's failure, telling Lieutenant General William Birdwood, the I Anzac Corps commander, "You're not fighting Bashi-Bazouks now"...
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Blamey, has held a substantive Australian five-star rank. William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, a British Army officer who commanded the Australian Imperial...
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Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan George Bingham, 6th Earl of Lucan William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood (Royal Scots Fusiliers) Michael Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of...
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Hughes – Prime Minister of Australia (from 27 October 1915) General William Birdwood – Commander of the Australian Corps (all five Australian infantry divisions...
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hands" The Southern Cross features in the coat of arms of William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, the British officer who commanded the Australian and New...
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France. On 13 March 1916, under the command of Lieutenant General Sir William Birdwood—the original commander of the ANZAC—the corps began the process of...
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the Navy (1915–1917) Joseph Cook – Minister for the Navy (1917–1920) William Birdwood – Commander of the ANZAC (1914–1916) and Australian Imperial Force...
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Antill Alex Tsitsopoulos as Mehmet Ozkan Anthony Phelan as General Sir William Birdwood David Whiteley as General Sir Cyril Brudenell White John Fillingham...
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