Field Marshal William Riddell Birdwood, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE

Date of birth	1865-09-13	Kirkee, India.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	1883	Joined the Royal Scots Fusiliers.
Other units	1885 - 1899	Served in India as a cavalry officer with the 12th Lancers, 11th Bengal Lancers and Viceroy's Bodyguard.
Other	1899 - 1902	Served in South Africa on the staff of General Lord Kitchener.
Date of honour or award	1908	Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE).
Date promoted	1911	Promoted to major general.
Other	1912	Served as Secretary of the Indian Army Department.
Other units	1914-11	Chosen to command a corps composed of the Australian and New Zealand troops in Egypt. They became known as the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps or ANZAC. This corps later served in Gallipoli.
Date promoted	1914-12-12	Appointed temporary lieutenant general.
Date wounded	1915	Seriously wounded at Gallipoli.
Date of honour or award	1915-01-01	Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI).
Other	1915-03	Sent to report on the naval attack on the Dardenelles.
Date of honour or award	1915-06-23	Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG).
Date promoted	1915-10-28	Promoted to lieutenant general and General Officer Commanding of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force.
Date promoted	1915-10-28	Promoted major general.
Other units	1915-11-19	Took command of the Dardenelles Army.
Date of honour or award	1916-01-28	Mention in Despatches.
Other units	1916-02-17	Took command of I Anzac Corps.
Date of honour or award	1916-02-24	French Legion of Honour - 2nd Class Grand Officer.
Date of honour or award	1916-04-10	Mention in Despatches.
Date of honour or award	1916-07-13	Mention in Despatches.
Date of honour or award	1916-07-25	Mention in Despatches.
Date promoted	1916-09 - 1918-05	Formally appointed commander of the AIF.
Date of honour or award	1917-01-04	Mention in Despatches.
Date of honour or award	1917-02-14	Belgian Order of La Couronne - Grand Officer.
Date of honour or award	1917-05-15	Mention in Despatches.
Date of honour or award	1917-06-04	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB).
Date promoted	1917-10-23	Promoted to general.
Other	1917-11-03	Aide de camp to His Majesty the King.
Date of honour or award	1918-03-11	Gazetted French Croix de Guerre.
Other units	1918-05-31	Given command of the British Fifth Army.
Date of honour or award	1919-01-01	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG).
Date of honour or award	1919-03-11	Gazetted French Croix de Guerre, avec Palme.
Date of honour or award	1919-08-21	Portuguese Order of the Avis - Grand Officer.
Date of honour or award	1919-12-30	Created Baron Birdwood of Anzac.
Date promoted	1920	Promoted to general.
Date of honour or award	1923	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB).
Date promoted	1925 - 1930	Promoted to field marshal and became Companion in Chief, India.
Other	1930	Retired from the Army.
Date of honour or award	1930-01-01	Knight Grand Commander of the the Order Star of India (GCSI).
Date of death	1951-05-17	Middlesex, England. Birdwood was buried with full military honours.