Series 15: Photographs and postcards, 1914-1930

This series contains 366 black and white photographs dated between 1914 and 1930. Some of these photographs relate to the Birdwood family but the majority are official photographs taken at Gallipoli and on the Western Front during the First World War. There are also aerial photographs taken over the Western Front and a series of postcards showing the ruins in France and Belgium. There are photographs of commanding officers including Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, General Sir John Grenfell Maxwell, Sir Francis Davies, Lord Horatio Herbert Kitchener, General John Joseph Talbot Hobbs, and Admiral de Robeck. Some photographs show everyday life at Anzac and are not official in nature like the majority of photographs in this series. There are also a small number of photographs taken during the Birdwood’s visit to Australia and New Zealand during 1919/1920. Other subjects captured in these photographs include Bapaume, ceremonies marking the liberation of Lille, Amiens Cathedral, and the opening of a memorial to the 1st Division AIF at Pozieres.

• Official photographs of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, Western Front and civic events after the First World War
• Official photographs and postcards of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, Western Front, and civic events after the First World War
• Photographs of Gallipoli, Western Front, Birdwood family, and post-war visits
• Photographs and postcards of Gallipoli, Western Front, Birdwood family and post-war visits
• Official photographs, Western Front, First World War, 1917-1918
• First World War and family photographs collected by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, 1915-1917
• First World War and family photographs collected by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, 1917-1918