Baron Birdwood
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| Creation date | 25 January 1938 |
| Monarch | King George VI |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood |
| Last holder | Mark Birdwood, 3rd Baron Birdwood |
| Heir apparent | None |
| Remainder to | the 1st Baron's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten. |
| Subsidiary titles | Baronet Birdwood of Anzac and Totnes |
Baron Birdwood, of Anzac and of Totnes in the County of Devon, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 25 January 1938 for Sir William Birdwood, 1st Baronet.[1] He is chiefly remembered as the commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) during the Gallipoli Campaign of 1915. Birdwood had already been created a Baronet, of Anzac and Totnes, on 29 December 1919.[2] On the death of the 3rd Baron without male issue, the barony and baronetcy became extinct.
The politician Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood, was the second wife of the second Baron.
Barons Birdwood (1938)
- William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood (1865–1951)
- Christopher Bromhead Birdwood, 2nd Baron Birdwood (1899–1962)
- Mark William Ogilvie Birdwood, 3rd Baron Birdwood (1938–2015[3])
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References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34477. p. 578. 28 January 1938. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31708. p. 15988. 30 December 1919. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ↑ The Times, London, 18 July 2015, page 82
