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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.
- Birdy
- Field Marshal
- 1883–1930
- British Indian Army
William Birdwood. William Riddell Birdwood, 1.º Barão de Birdwood, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCVO, CIE, DSO (13 de setembro de 1865 - 17 de maio de 1951) foi um Marechal-de-campo do Exército Britânico. [ 1][ 2] Ele prestou serviço activo na Segunda Guerra dos Bôeres como parte do comando de Lord Kitchener.
- 17 de maio de 1951, Inglaterra
- William Riddell Birdwood
- 13 de setembro de 1865, Índia Britânica
- Exército da Índia Britânica
31 de out. de 2019 · William Birdwood. William Birdwood, a British officer, was appointed to command the Australian and New Zealand forces in 1914 and led the ANZAC corps on Gallipoli. It was he who prepared the plan for the landing. Never regarded as an intellectual or a great strategist, he had strengths as a leader. “Birdie” was popular with the ...
10 de abr. de 2024 · Description. 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.
- 1865-09-13
- 1951-05-17
- India: Kirkee
- General, Lieutenant General, Major General
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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17 de out. de 2019 · Lieutenant General Sir William Birdwood. Birdwood was the British commander of the Australian Imperial Force for most of the war. On 25 April 1915, he was in command of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, and in September he took command of the entire British Dardanelles army.
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.
