Baron Birdwood
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Baron Birdwood, of Anzac and of Totnes in the County of Devon, is a title
in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created on 25 January 1938 for Sir William Birdwood, 1st Baronet
. He is chiefly remembered as the commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) during the Battle of Gallipoli
in 1915. Birdwood had already been created a Baronet, of Anzac and Totnes, on 6 October 1919. the titles are held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1962.
The politician Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood, was the second wife of the second Baron.
There is no heir to the barony and baronetcy.
Title
A title is a prefix or suffix added to someone's name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may even be inserted between a first and last name...
in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created on 25 January 1938 for Sir William Birdwood, 1st Baronet
William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood
Field Marshal William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, CIE, DSO was a First World War British general who is best known as the commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during the Gallipoli Campaign in 1915.- Youth and early career :Birdwood was born...
. He is chiefly remembered as the commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) during the Battle of Gallipoli
Battle of Gallipoli
The Gallipoli Campaign, also known as the Dardanelles Campaign or the Battle of Gallipoli, took place at the peninsula of Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire between 25 April 1915 and 9 January 1916, during the First World War...
in 1915. Birdwood had already been created a Baronet, of Anzac and Totnes, on 6 October 1919. the titles are held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1962.
The politician Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood, was the second wife of the second Baron.
Coat of arms
The heraldic blazon for the coat of arms of the barony is: Azure, five martlets, two, two and one, within an inescutcheon voided a representation of the Southern Cross, all argent.Barons Birdwood (1938)
- William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron BirdwoodWilliam Birdwood, 1st Baron BirdwoodField Marshal William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, CIE, DSO was a First World War British general who is best known as the commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during the Gallipoli Campaign in 1915.- Youth and early career :Birdwood was born...
(1865–1951) - Christopher Bromhead Birdwood, 2nd Baron BirdwoodChristopher Birdwood, 2nd Baron BirdwoodChristopher Bromhead Birdwood, 2nd Baron Birdwood MVO was a British Hereditary peer, soldier and author.The son of Field Marshal William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood and Janetta Hope Gonville Bromhead . He was baptised at Twickenham, London, England...
(1899–1962) - Mark William Ogilvie Birdwood, 3rd Baron Birdwood (b. 1938)
There is no heir to the barony and baronetcy.