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William Birdwood
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Field Marshal William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, was a senior and highly decorated and distinguished British Indian Army officer. He saw active service in the Second Boer War on the staff o
Photographic portrait of Birdwood by Elliott & Fry
Photographic portrait of Birdwood by Elliott & Fry
Group portrait of officers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps outside Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, March 1915. Sat in the front row in t
Group portrait of officers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps outside Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, March 1915. Sat in the front row in the centre is the corps commander, Lieutenant General Birdwood.
Alexander Godley (centre) confers with fellow generals Harry Chauvel (left) and William Birdwood, Gallipoli, 1915.
Alexander Godley (centre) confers with fellow generals Harry Chauvel (left) and William Birdwood, Gallipoli, 1915.
Birdwood in Shrapnel Gully, Gallipoli, sometime in 1915 MS10484/PHO1 State Library Victoria (Australia).
Birdwood in Shrapnel Gully, Gallipoli, sometime in 1915 MS10484/PHO1 State Library Victoria (Australia).
Landing at Anzac Cove
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The landing at Anzac Cove on Sunday, 25 April 1915, also known as the landing at Gaba Tepe and, to the Turks, as the Arıburnu Battle, was part of the amphibious invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula by
William Birdwood
…an operation to capture the Gallipoli peninsula and placed Birdwood's ANZAC Corps under Hamilton's command. Hamilton ordered Birdwood to carry out a landing on 25 April 1915 north of Kabatepe at a site now known as ANZAC Cove. The ANZAC Corps encountered high ridges, narrow gullies, dense scrub and strong…
Landing of Australian troops (4th Battalion) at Anzac Cove
Landing of Australian troops (4th Battalion) at Anzac Cove
Battleship HMS Irresistible sinking during the attack on the Dardanelles Narrows, 18 March 1915
Battleship HMS Irresistible sinking during the attack on the Dardanelles Narrows, 18 March 1915
Initial objectives for the landing shown in red; the dotted green line is what was actually achieved. Darker tones indicate higher ground.
Initial objectives for the landing shown in red; the dotted green line is what was actually achieved. Darker tones indicate higher ground.
First wave landings. The dotted lines from the red ships indicate the first six companies of the first wave. Those from the orange ships are the secon
First wave landings. The dotted lines from the red ships indicate the first six companies of the first wave. Those from the orange ships are the second six companies. The solid red lines show the routes taken once ashore.