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William Riddell Birdwood, I barone Birdwood (Khadki, 13 settembre 1865 – Londra, 17 maggio 1951) è stato un generale britannico
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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Standing: General William Riddell Birdwood, Officer Commanding the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The wooden crate on the far right contains or contained 50 pounds of biscuits.
28 giu 2024 · 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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29 giu 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.
Lieutenant General Sir William Birdwood (centre, in lighter uniform) introducing Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, British Secretary for War, to officers at Anzac in November 1915. After his visit, Kitchener recommended the total evacuation of British forces.
