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.

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Label Occurrences
William Birdwood canonical 8
William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood 2
1st Baron 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 ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ
surface form: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

Légion d'honneur ⓘ
surface form: Legion of Honour
birthDate 1865-09-13 ⓘ
birthPlace Kirkee, British India ⓘ
burialPlace Twickenham Cemetery, London ⓘ
campaign Battle of Gallipoli ⓘ
surface form: Gallipoli Campaign
child William Birdwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: Hampton Court Palace, Middlesex, England
education Clifton College ⓘ
Royal Military College, Sandhurst ⓘ
familyName Birdwood ⓘ
fullName William Birdwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: 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 William Birdwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 1st Baron Birdwood

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British Indian Army → notableCommander → William Birdwood ⓘ
Battle of Gallipoli → commander → William Birdwood ⓘ
Commander‑in‑Chief, India → officeHolder → William Birdwood ⓘ
subject surface form: Commander-in-Chief, India
William Birdwood → fullName → William Birdwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Riddell Birdwood
William Birdwood → title → William Birdwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1st Baron Birdwood
William Birdwood → child → William Birdwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christopher Birdwood, 2nd Baron Birdwood
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps → commander → William Birdwood ⓘ
Australian Imperial Force → commander → William Birdwood ⓘ
Third Army (United Kingdom) → notableCommander → William Birdwood ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood
Third Army (United Kingdom) → associatedWith → William Birdwood ⓘ
Gallipoli 1915 → commander → William Birdwood ⓘ
First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux → commander → William Birdwood ⓘ
Birdwood → hasNotableBearer → William Birdwood ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood