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William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood

(1865-1951), Field Marshal

20th Century Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 21 portraits
Born in India but educated at Clifton College, Bristol and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; first saw active service in the Black Mountain expedition in 1891; advanced to captain in 1896; travelled to South Africa as a special service officer in 1899; became major-general in 1911; in 1912 he became secretary to the government of India in the army department and a member of the governor-general's legislative council; commanded the Australian and New Zealand forces (Anzacs) landing of Gallipoli; promoted general in 1917 and toured Australia in 1920 to great acclaim; after the First World War he commanded the northern army in India and was promoted field marshal in 1925.

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General Officers of World War I, by John Singer Sargent - NPG 1954

General Officers of World War I

by John Singer Sargent
oil on canvas, 1922
On display in Room 25 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1954

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William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood

by Walter Stoneman
whole-plate glass copy negative, copied October 1951 (1919)
NPG x188215

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William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood

by Walter Stoneman
negative, 1925
NPG x162406

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William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood

by Walter Stoneman
negative, 1925
NPG x162407

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William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood

by Walter Stoneman
negative, 1925
NPG x162408

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William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood

by Walter Stoneman
negative, 1925
NPG x162409

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William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood

by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1931
NPG x165274

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William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 8 February 1938
NPG x155280

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William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood

by Walter Stoneman
negative, August 1941
NPG x382

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john Andrewartha

24 December 2018, 05:11

William Riddell Birdwood GCB GCSI (1865 - 1951)
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