ANZAC Q&A - WHO WAS "BIRDY"?

Image:  General Sir William Riddell Birdwood taking a dip in the Aegean during the Gallipoli Campaign.

Q.   Who was "Birdy"?
A.   Lieutenant General (later Field Marshal) Sir William Riddell Birdwood, a professional British Army officer, was appointed in December 1914 to form the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps and command the corps in action at Gallipoli. Birdwood later commanded I ANZAC Corps and then, for a short period, the Australian Corps on the Western Front. Highly popular with the Anzac troops, Birdwood was referred to affectionately by the diggers as "Birdy".

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