Newspaper clippings removed from the personal diary of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood dated 1918

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Accession Number RCDIG0000009
Collection number 3DRL/3376 1/4 Part 2
Collection type Digitised Collection
Record type File
Item count 61
Object type Newspaper cutting
Physical description 61 Image/s captured
Maker Various
Date made 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions Digital format and content protected by copyright.
Description

This file contains a bundle of items that were originally interspersed through the pages of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood’s 1918 diary. These items include name cards, newspaper clippings and official messages. The contents of this file include:
Newspaper clipping titled 'Hope for British Prisoners', c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'Mystery of Officer's Death', 22 July 1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'Australian troops will have training: General Birdwood states what scheme can achieve', c.1918
Newspaper clipping, no title [reports capture of Lille by the Fifth British Army], c.1918
Newspaper clipping, no title [reports capture of Lille by the Fifth British Army], c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'General Sir W R Birdwood', c.1918
Newspaper clipping, no title [report on British Fifth and Second Armies], c.1918
Newspaper clipping from the New Zealand Times titled 'Birdwood's air record: England to the Front in 90 minutes', 17 April 1918
Newspaper clipping, no title [funeral notice for Jane Emily Birdwood], c.1918
Name card for General Tamagnini d'Abreu e Silva, Commandante do Corpo Expedicionario Portuguez, c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'General Birdwood: Commonwealth Message, Appreciative response', 20 June 1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'Australian command in France: Gen Birdwood and his successor', c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'Into new country', c.1918
Newspaper clipping captioned 'The opening of Australia House by the King: His Majesty acknowledging the Salute', c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'Sharp fighting about Lille and Douai: Further enemy retreat', c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'Freeing Belgium and Serbia', c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'Freeing Belgium and Serbia', c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'Fifth Army's Progress', c.1918
Newspaper clipping, no title [reports on the British Fifth Army and King Albert's forces], c.1918
Newspaper clipping, no title [reports on the capture of Lille by the British Fifth Army], c.1918 [duplicate - not scanned]
Newspaper clipping titled 'Ostend, Lille and Douai', c.1918
Newspaper clipping, no title [reports on the capture of Lille and surrounding district by the Allies], c.1918
Newspaper clipping, no title [reports on progress of British Fifth Army near Lille], c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'Sir W R Birdwood', c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'Risen through merit', c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'Stand together tight', c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'Marriages', c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'Gen Birdwood at Lille: 5th Army flag for the Mayor', c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'Australian Valour', c.1918
Newspaper clipping captioned 'Appointment - Lady Birdwood, whose husband is reported to be shortly given command of an Army', c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'The War: 4th Year: 290th Day', c.1918
Newspaper clipping, no title [report on Act to rename German christened names in South Australia], c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'The need for men: Brigadier-General Johnston's Message', c.1918
Newspaper clipping, no title [report on Allied commanders], c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'The King at Ypres: Visit to Historic Scenes', c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'English Kings at Tournai: Henry VIII and George V', c.1918
Newspaper clipping, no title [report on the visit of the King and Prince Albert visiting Western Front battlefields', c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'Sir D Haig's thanks to Australian's', c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled '"Birdie's Escape: One minute too quick', c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'Three German retreats: Further big retirements probable', c.1918
Newspaper clipping, no title [reports British Fifth Army has reached Tournai], c.1918
Newspaper clipping from the Mataura Ensign titled 'Stop Press News: Latest War News', 16 April 1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'Father of the AIF: Major-Gen C B B White proves a great soldier', c.1918
Newspaper clipping, no title [reports on advance on Tournai], c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'Tracing the British Line: Positions at the "Ceasefire"', c.14 November 1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'Ostend, Lille and Douai', c.1918 [Duplicate - not scanned]
Newspaper clipping titled 'General Birdwood', c.1918
Newspaper clipping captioned 'Gen Birdwood, the 5th and 3rd Armies are driving the Hun from La Bassée and Aubers', c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'Lille in 1513: the entry of Henry VIII', c.1918
Newspaper clipping, no title [reports on the British Fifth Army and King Albert's forces], c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'M Clemenceau at Lille', c. 20 October 1918
Newspaper clipping, no title [Reports on British Second and Fifth Armies], c.1918
Newspaper clipping from The Daily Mail: The Soldiers' Paper titled 'Lille and Ostend: A Day of Victory', c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'Australia's congratulations', c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'Leave for ANZACS: Hint by the King', c.1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'Rumanian and Egyptian Orders', c. 4 April 1918
Newspaper clipping, no title [reports British Fifth Army approach to Tournai], c.1918
Typed message re receipt of orders for withdrawal, 6 April 1918
Newspaper clipping from The Times titled 'Superb Australians', 30 April 1918
Newspaper clipping from The Times titled 'The London Gazette: Supplement, March 21', 22 March 1918
Newspaper clipping titled 'Where is the "Soul of Anzac"?', c.1918