Field Marshal Sir William Riddell Birdwood
13 September 1865–17 May 1951
(Person)
Military officer. Commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli, 1915.
Works by this Author in Our Collection
- Foreword [to New Zealand Artillery in the Field, 1914-18] in New Zealand Artillery in the Field, 1914-18
Mentioned in
- Gallipoli Diary
- The History of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles 1914-1919
- The History of the Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 1914 - 1919
- The New Zealanders at Gallipoli
- The Silent Division: New Zealanders at the Front, 1914-1919
External Links
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Field Marshal Sir William Riddell Birdwood":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
