William Birdwood

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British Army officer human military commander

William Birdwood was a British Army officer best known for commanding the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) during the Gallipoli Campaign in World War I.

Aliases (3)

1st Baron Birdwood ×1
Christopher Birdwood, 2nd Baron Birdwood ×1
William Riddell Birdwood ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army officer → human → military commander →
allegiance	United Kingdom →
associatedWith	ANZAC tradition → Australian Imperial Force → New Zealand Expeditionary Force →
awardReceived	Companion of the Order of the Star of India → Croix de Guerre (France) → Distinguished Service Order → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath → Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order → Legion of Honour →
birthDate	1865-09-13 →
birthPlace	Kirkee, British India →
burialPlace	Twickenham Cemetery, London →
campaign	Gallipoli Campaign →
child	Christopher Birdwood, 2nd Baron Birdwood →
commanded	Australian Corps → Australian and New Zealand Army Corps → Fifth Army → I ANZAC Corps →
conflict	Second Boer War → Third Anglo-Burmese War → World War I →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom →
deathDate	1951-05-17 →
deathPlace	Hampton Court Palace, Middlesex, England →
education	Clifton College NERFINISHED → Royal Military College, Sandhurst →
familyName	Birdwood →
fullName	William Riddell Birdwood →
givenName	William →
honorificTitle	Baron Birdwood → Field Marshal →
militaryBranch	British Army →
militaryRank	Field Marshal →
notableFor	command of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during the Gallipoli Campaign →
peerage	Peerage of the United Kingdom →
positionHeld	Adjutant-General in India → Aide-de-camp to the Viceroy of India → Commander of the Australian Imperial Force → Commander-in-Chief, India → General Officer Commanding, Australian Corps → Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War →
serviceNumberOrYears	served in the British Army from 1883 to 1925 →
spouse	Janet Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood →
title	1st Baron Birdwood →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps → Battle of Gallipoli →	commander
William Birdwood ("Christopher Birdwood, 2nd Baron Birdwood") →	child
William Birdwood ("William Riddell Birdwood") →	fullName
British Indian Army →	notableCommander
Commander-in-Chief, India →	officeHolder
William Birdwood ("1st Baron Birdwood") →	title