Lieutenant General William Riddell Birdwood (1865-1951), British soldier, World War I, 1917. Artist: Unknown

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Lieutenant General William Riddell Birdwood (1865-1951), British soldier, World War I, 1917. General Birdwood's cheery optimism won him immortal fame as the 'Soul of Anzac'. Birdwood is best remembered as the commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) at the Gallipoli campaign in 1915. From Will's Cigarettes 'Allied Army Leaders' cigarette card series, 1917. From Will's Cigarettes 'Allied Army Leaders' cigarette card series, 1917.

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