The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Lieutenant General Sir William Riddell Birdwood talks to some Indian soldiers on board the transport HMT Minnewaska. Born in India, General Birdwood served in the Boer War and the Indian Army before he was appointed to command the Anzac Corps in late November 1914.
General Sir William Riddell Birdwood, Officer Commanding the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, standing at the entrance of his dugout on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Born in India, General Birdwood s
1st Anzac Headquarters and troops of the 1st Australian Division crowd the decks aboard the transport HMT Transylvania. General Sir William Riddell Birdwood (centre, top) is addressing the troops. Th
Portrait of General (later Field Marshal) William Riddell Birdwood GCB, GCMG, GCVO, KCB, wearing a slouch hat. The inscription reads 'W R Birdwood'. Birdwood began his career in the Indian Army, and w
General Sir William Riddell Birdwood with his wife Jeanette and daughter Nancy driving through the city before an Anzac Day march.
At Sea. 30 March 1916. General William Riddell Birdwood on the transport HMT Transylvania leaving Alexandria, Egypt, for France.
Silver gilt field marshal's baton. Both ends are wreathed in laurel, tudor rose, thistle and shamrock pattern. The baton is surmounted by a silver gilt figure of St George killing the dragon. Body of
