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| + | * {{War diary AWM|2|3|||Assistant Director Ordnance Services}} | ||
| + | * {{War diary AWM|3|2|||Assistant Provost Marshall}} | ||
| + | * {{War diary AWM|4|1|||Claims Officer}} | ||
| + | * {{War diary AWM|5|2|||Paymaster}} | ||
| + | * {{War diary AWM|7|1|||Chemical Adviser}} | ||
| + | * {{War diary AWM|13|7|||Brigadier General, Heavy Artillery}} | ||
| + | * {{War diary AWM|14|4|||Chief Engineer}} | ||
| + | * {{War diary AWM|14|6|||Commander Engineers, Corps Troops}} | ||
| + | * {{War diary AWM|17|1|||Deputy Assistant Director Postal Services}} | ||
| + | * {{War diary AWM|18|1|||Baths and Laundries}} | ||
| + | * {{War diary AWM|19|1|||Salvage Officer}} | ||
| + | * {{War diary AWM|21|1|||Water Supply Officer}} | ||
| + | * {{War diary AWM|21|2|||Stores Officer}} | ||
| + | * {{War diary AWM|22|1|||Assistant Director Signals}} | ||
| + | * {{War diary AWM|22|3|||Assistant Director Signals}} | ||
| + | * {{War diary AWM|25|4|||Senior Mechanical Transport Officer}} | ||
| + | * {{War diary AWM|26|17|||Deputy Director of Medical Services}} | ||
| + | * {{War diary AWM|27|3|||Assistant Director of Veterinary Services}} | ||
=== Unit histories === | === Unit histories === | ||
Revision as of 11:43, 8 June 2016
| Australian Corps | |
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| Years active: | November 1917 – |
| Country: | Australia |
| Service: | Australian Army |
| Branch: | Australian Imperial Force |
| Type: | Formation |
| Specific type: | Corps (tactical) |
| Full size: | |
| Sources for overview: | |
| Created: | November 1917. Formed in France from I ANZAC Corps and Australian divisions of II ANZAC Corps |
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| Alternate names: | |
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| Disbanded: | |
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| For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war. | |
| Command structure | |
|---|---|
| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Parent unit: | Fourth Army, UK |
| Parent level: | Army |
| Start date: | |
| End date: | |
| Sources: | |
| Command structure | |
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| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Subordinate unit: | Corps Troops, Australian Corps |
| Subordinate level: | Brigade |
| Start date: | |
| End date: | |
| Sources: | |
| Command structure | |
|---|---|
| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Subordinate unit: | 1st Australian Division |
| Subordinate level: | Division |
| Start date: | |
| End date: | |
| Sources: | |
| Command structure | |
|---|---|
| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Subordinate unit: | 2nd Australian Division |
| Subordinate level: | Division |
| Start date: | |
| End date: | |
| Sources: | |
| Command structure | |
|---|---|
| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Subordinate unit: | 3rd Australian Division |
| Subordinate level: | Division |
| Start date: | |
| End date: | |
| Sources: | |
| Command structure | |
|---|---|
| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Subordinate unit: | 4th Australian Division |
| Subordinate level: | Division |
| Start date: | |
| End date: | |
| Sources: | |
| Command structure | |
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| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Subordinate unit: | 5th Australian Division |
| Subordinate level: | Division |
| Start date: | |
| End date: | |
| Sources: | |
| Theatre of war | |
|---|---|
| Theatre name: | France, Belgium and Germany |
| Date entered: | November 1917 |
| Date left: | |
| Sources: | |
Contents
Personal narratives
William Birdwood
Australian War Memorial: 3DRL/3376 is a large collection of personal and official papers of Template:RefLives, later Lord Birdwood, who was commander of:
- Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (April 1915 to November 1915)
- Dardanelles Army, UK (November 1915 to January 1916)
- II ANZAC Corps (February to March 1916)
- I ANZAC Corps (March 1916 to November 1917)
- Australian Corps (November 1917 to May 1918)
- Fifth Army, UK (from May 1918)
The collection includes letters, diaries and official despatches. It covers all of Birdwood's career in the First World War but is particularly strong on the Gallipoli campaign.
Related media
Official Sources
Unit war diaries
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 1/35, General Staff, (January 1918–March 1919) (images free for non-commercial use)
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 1/37, Administrative Staff, (April 1918–April 1919) (images free for non-commercial use)
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 2/3, Assistant Director Ordnance Services, (–) (images free for non-commercial use)
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 3/2, Assistant Provost Marshall, (–) (images free for non-commercial use)
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 4/1, Claims Officer, (–) (images free for non-commercial use)
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 5/2, Paymaster, (–) (images free for non-commercial use)
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 7/1, Chemical Adviser, (–) (images free for non-commercial use)
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 13/7, Brigadier General, Heavy Artillery, (–) (images free for non-commercial use)
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 14/4, Chief Engineer, (–) (images free for non-commercial use)
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 14/6, Commander Engineers, Corps Troops, (–) (images free for non-commercial use)
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 17/1, Deputy Assistant Director Postal Services, (–) (images free for non-commercial use)
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 18/1, Baths and Laundries, (–) (images free for non-commercial use)
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 19/1, Salvage Officer, (–) (images free for non-commercial use)
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 21/1, Water Supply Officer, (–) (images free for non-commercial use)
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 21/2, Stores Officer, (–) (images free for non-commercial use)
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 22/1, Assistant Director Signals, (–) (images free for non-commercial use)
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 22/3, Assistant Director Signals, (–) (images free for non-commercial use)
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 25/4, Senior Mechanical Transport Officer, (–) (images free for non-commercial use)
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 26/17, Deputy Director of Medical Services, (–) (images free for non-commercial use)
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 27/3, Assistant Director of Veterinary Services, (–) (images free for non-commercial use)
Unit histories
Other official documents
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 1/36 (unknown date–unknown date) (images free for non-commercial use). Headquarters: intelligence summaries.
- Australian War Memorial: 3DRL/3376, Birdwood papers includes many official as well as personal documents.
