| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RCDIG0000030 |
| Collection number | 3DRL/3376 3/1b |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 11 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 59 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Birdwood, William Riddell |
| Place made | Egypt, France |
| Date made | 1915-1919 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Letters written to Lord Liverpool by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, 1915-1919
Birdwood, Lord William Riddell (Field Marshal, b.1865 - d.1951)
- Series 3: Correspondence between Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood and Lord Liverpool, 1915-1919
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Description
Folder of 11 letters written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe (Lord Liverpool), between 13 December 1915 and 20 January 1919. These letters discuss topics such as the SS Maheno, the evacuation from Gallipoli, New Zealand troops, Anzac Day 1916, the movement of New Zealand troops to France, ciphers, censors, weather, Pozieres, England, assignment to command the 5th Army, and demobilisation. There are also references to the evacuation from Gallipoli before the operation took place. These letters are copies of the original letters.
This file contains:
Letter from Birdwood to Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, 13 December 1915
Letter from Birdwood to Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe 4 February 1916 [including note from Birdwood about the location of the attachment – this is in file 4/2]
Letter from Birdwood to Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, 30 April 1916
Letter from Birdwood to Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, 22 May 1916
Letter from Birdwood to Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, 2 September 1916
Letter from Birdwood to Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, 12 September 1916
Letter from Birdwood to Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, 17 October 1916
Letter from Birdwood to Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, 23 July 1917
Letter from Birdwood to Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, 5 January 1918
Letter from Birdwood to Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, 28 May 1918
Letter from Birdwood to Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, 20 January 1919