| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RCDIG0000021 |
| Collection number | 3DRL/3376 2/7 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 11 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 29 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Various |
| Date made | 1909-1919 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Letters and papers received or written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, 5 February 1909 – 5 February 1919
Birdwood, Lord William Riddell (Field Marshal, b.1865 - d.1951)
- Series 2: Wartime correspondence and papers, 1915-1919
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Description
Folder of 11 papers and letters received or written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 5 February 1909 and 1 February 1919. Some of these correspondents included Brigadier General Thomas Griffiths and General Sir Beauchamp Duff. The majority of these letters discuss matters of discipline. The file also includes a draft of the introduction to the ANZAC magazine.
This file is arranged in reverse chronological order and includes:
Letter from Birdwood to undisclosed recipient, 1 February 1919
Letter from Birdwood to undisclosed recipient, 1 February 1919 [duplicate - not scanned]
Letter from Birdwood to undisclosed recipient, 1 February 1919 [duplicate - not scanned]
Letter from Birdwood to undisclosed recipient, 30 April 1918
Letter from Birdwood to undisclosed recipient, 30 April 1918 [duplicate - not scanned]
Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Griffiths to Birdwood, 12 July 1917
Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Griffiths to Birdwood, 13 July 1917
Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Griffiths to Birdwood, 20 July 1917 [includes letter from Mrs Eva Graham Murray to Birdwood, 6 July 1917]
Envelope signed by Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Godley to Birdwood, July 1916
Draft typescript of introduction to the ANZAC magazine written by Birdwood, 19 December 1915
Report titled "Lord Curzon's proposed attack on the Secretary of State in connection with the abolition of the Military Supply Department of the Government of India", written by General Beauchamp Duff, 5 February 1909 [includes envelope]