The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Birdwood, William Riddell
Field Marshal
* 13th of September 1895
† 17th of May 1951
(11th Lancers)
(Indian Army)
Nickname: Baronet Birdwood
Nickname: Baronet Birdwood of Anzac & Totnes (28.01.1938)
Promotions
| 1902-02-26 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1904-09-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1905-06-26 | Colonel |
| 1909-09-28 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1911-10-03 | Major-General |
| 1914-12-12 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1915-10-28 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1917-10-23 | General |
| 1925-03-20 | Field Marshal |
Service
| 1900-10-15 | – | 1902-06-04 | Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General to the General Officer Commanding in Chief of the Forces in South Africa |
| 1902-06-05 | – | 1902-07-12 | Military Secretary to the General Officer Commanding in Chief of the Forces in South Africa |
| 1902-11-28 | – | 1904-08-31 | Assistant Military Secretary to the Commander in Chief East Indies |
| 1904-09-01 | – | 1905-12-21 | Assistant Adjutant-General, Army Headquarters India |
| 1905-12-22 | – | 1909-06-26 | Military Secretary to the Commander in Chief East Indies |
| 1906-02-14 | – | 1911-10-02 | Aide-de-Camp to the King |
| 1908-05-10 | – | 1908-06-03 | Chief Staff Officer, Mohammed Field Force [India] |
| 1909-06-28 | – | 1911-05-31 | Commanding Officer Kohat Independent Brigade |
| 1911-06-01 | – | 1912-05-31 | Commanding Officer Kohat Brigade [India] |
| 1912-06-01 | – | 1912-11-16 | Quartermaster-General, Army Headquarters India |
| 1912-11-17 | – | 1914-12-11 | Secretary of Army Department, Government of India |
| 1914-12-12 | – | 1915-11-18 | General Officer Commanding ANZAC Corps [Egypt - Gallipoli] |
| 1915-09-18 | – | 1920-09-20 | General Officer Commanding Australian Imperial Force |
| 1915-10-17 | – | 1915-10-26 | Temporary General Officer Commanding in Chief Mediterranean Expeditionary Force |
| 1915-10-27 | – | 1916-01-15 | General Officer Commanding Dardanelles Army |
| 1916-02-15 | – | 1918-05-30 | General Officer Commanding II ANZAC Corps [France] |
| 1917-11-03 | – | 1922-06-20 | Aide-de-Camp General to the King |
| 1918-05-31 | – | 1919-03-23 | General Officer Commanding 5th Army [France] |
| 1920-02-17 | – | 1951-05-17 | Colonel, 12th Lancers |
| 1921-10-31 | – | 1924-10-30 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Northern Command [India] |
| 1924-06-21 | – | 1947-08-15 | Colonel, Probyn's Horse |
| 1924-08-03 | – | 1924-11-20 | Acting Commander in Chief India |
| 1925-08-06 | – | 1930-11-29 | Commander in Chief India |
| 1926-03-12 | – | 1951-05-17 | Colonel, 6th Gurkha Rifles |
| 1930-09-26 | – | 1947-08-15 | Colonel-Commandant, 13th Frontier Rifles |
| 1933-02-13 | – | 1951-05-17 | Colonel, Royal Horse Guard |
| 1949-05-10 | – | 1951-05-17 | Honorary Colonel, Royal Artillery |
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