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| Accession Number | RCDIG0000001 |
| Collection number | 3DRL/3376 1/- |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Series |
| Item count | 6 |
| Object type | Diary |
| Maker |
Birdwood, William Riddell |
| Date made | 1915-1920 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Series 1: Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood's Personal Diaries, 1915-1920
Description
Six handwritten diaries compiled by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood spanning 1915 - 1920. The diaries commence on 1 January 1915 and cover the period before the landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. Daily entries record events at Gallipoli including the landing, the armistice in May, Lord Kitchener’s visit and the evacuation in December 1915. Subsequent diaries also record events such as the capture of Mouquet farm, visits to Buckingham Palace, conferences with Corps commanders and the armistice of 11 November 1918.
This series also includes the newspaper clippings, souvenirs, name cards, artworks, telegrams and handwritten notes that were originally interspersed through the diaries. One item of note within this series is a poem titled "Birdie" which reportedly was sent to an Australian soldier during the First World War.
- Personal diary of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, 1 January 1915 – 2 January 1916
- Newspaper clippings removed from the personal diary of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood dated 1915
- Personal diary of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, 1 January 1916 - 1 January 1917
- Newspaper clippings removed from the personal diary of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood dated 1916
- Personal diary of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, 1 January – 31 December 1917
- Newspaper clippings removed from the personal diary of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood dated 1917
- Personal diary of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, 1 January – 31 December 1918
- Newspaper clippings removed from the personal diary of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood dated 1918
- Personal diary of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, 1 January – 31 December 1919
- Newspaper clippings removed from the personal diary of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood dated 1919
- Personal diary of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, 1 January – 31 December 1920
- Newspaper clippings removed from the personal diary of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood dated 1920
Related information
Conflicts
Places
- Africa: Egypt, Alexandria
- Africa: Egypt, Cairo
- Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres
- Europe: France, Nord Pas de Calais, Nord, Lille
- Europe: France, Nord Pas de Calais, Nord, Lille, Armentieres
- Europe: France, Nord Pas de Calais, Pas de Calais, Etaples
- Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert
- Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Vignacourt
- Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli)
- Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Cape Helles Area, Sedd-el-Bahr
- Oceania: Australia, Western Australia, Perth