The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Birdwood
William Riddell, Field Marshal
(1895 – 1951) (The 11th Lancers) (Indian Army)
Nickname: Baronet Birdwood
Nickname: Baronet Birdwood of Anzac & Totnes (28.01.1938)
1900
- 1902
Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General to the General Officer Commanding in Chief of the Forces in South Africa
1902
Military Secretary to the General Officer Commanding in Chief of the Forces in South Africa
1902
- 1904
Assistant Military Secretary to the Commander in Chief East Indies
1904
- 1905
Assistant Adjutant-General, Army Headquarters India
1905
- 1909
Military Secretary to the Commander in Chief East Indies
1906
- 1911
Aide-de-Camp to the King
1908
Chief Staff Officer, Mohammed Field Force [India]
1909
- 1911
Commanding Officer Kohat Independent Brigade
1911
- 1912
Commanding Officer Kohat Brigade
1912
Quartermaster-General, Army Headquarters India
1912
- 1914
Secretary of Army Department, Government of India
1914
- 1915
General Officer Commanding ANZAC Corps [Egypt - Gallipoli]
1915
- 1920
General Officer Commanding Australian Imperial Force
1915
Temporary General Officer Commanding in Chief Mediterraneam Expeditionary Force
1915
- 1916
General Officer Commanding Dardanelles Army
1916
- 1918
General Officer Commanding II ANZAC Corps [France]
1917
- 1922
Aide-de-Camp General to the King
1918
- 1919
General Officer Commanding 5th Army [France]
1920
- 1951
Colonel, 12th Lancers
1921
- 1924
General Officer Commanding in Chief Northern Command [India]
1924
- 1947
Colonel, Probyn's Horse
1924
Acting Commander in Chief India
1925
- 1930
Commander in Chief India
1926
- 1951
Colonel, 6th Gurkha Rifles
1930
- 1947
Colonel Commndant, 13th Frontier Rifles
1933
- 1951
Colonel, Royal Horse Guard
1939
- 1945
No employment during Second World War
1949
- 1951
Honorary Colonel, Royal Artillery
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