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Photograph E01494 First World War, 1914-1918General Sir W. R. Birdwood visiting the support line trenches at Ungodly Avenue, near Messines.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
General Sir William Riddell Birdwood visiting a Battalion Headquarters in the support line trenches in Ungodly Avenue in the Messines Sector, in Belgium, on 25 January 1918. General Birdwood is second from the left.
General Sir W. R. Birdwood visiting the support line trenches at Ungodly Avenue, near Messines.

Messines Sector, Belgium. 17 February 1918. An old German machine gun and observation post near Ungodly Avenue in the Messines Sector, which was used by various battalions as a First Aid Post.

Messines Sector, Belgium. 17 February 1918. An old German machine gun and observation post near Ungodly Avenue in the Messines Sector, which was used by various battalions as a First Aid Post.

Ypres, Belgium. 1918-12. King George V visiting from England accompanied by General William Riddell Birdwood at the grave of British General Sir John Maxwell. (Donor British Official Photograph C2970)

GALLIPOLI, TURKEY. LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR WILLIAM RIDDELL BIRDWOOD, COMMANDER ANZAC CORPS, (LEFT), AND MAJOR GENERAL SIR ALEXANDER GODLEY, COMMANDING NZEF (CENTRE), IN THE TRENCHES.

General Sir William Riddell Birdwood addressing Australian troops. The Right Honourable (Rt Hon) William Morris Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia, who is visiting the Australian Corps, is standing
