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{{Infobox military unit
 
{{Infobox military unit
 
| type = Formation
 
| type = Formation
| service = Australian Imperial Force
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| service = Australian Army
 
| specific_type = Army corps (tactical)
 
| specific_type = Army corps (tactical)
 
| start_date = November 1917
 
| start_date = November 1917
 
| end_date =  
 
| end_date =  
 
| country = Australia
 
| country = Australia
| branch =  
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| branch = Australian Imperial Force
 
| size_at_full_strength =  
 
| size_at_full_strength =  
 
| disbanded =
 
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=== Arthur John Moore Burrowes ===
 
=== Arthur John Moore Burrowes ===
 
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=== William Birdwood ===
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[https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/3DRL/3376/ Australian War Memorial: 3DRL/3376] is a large collection of personal and official papers of {{RefLives|https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/5176760|William Riddell|Birdwood}}, later Lord Birdwood, who was commander of:
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* [[Australian and New Zealand Army Corps]] (April 1915 to November 1915)
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* [[Dardanelles Army, UK]] (November 1915 to January 1916)
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* [[II ANZAC Corps]] (February to March 1916)
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* [[I ANZAC Corps]] (March 1916 to November 1917)
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* [[Australian Corps]] (November 1917 to May 1918)
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* [[Fifth Army, UK]] (from May 1918)
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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 ==
 
== Related media ==
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*{{WarDiaryAWM|1|36}}. Headquarters: intelligence summaries.
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* {{WarDiaryAWM|1|36}}. Headquarters: intelligence summaries.
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* [https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/3DRL/3376/ Australian War Memorial: 3DRL/3376, Birdwood papers] includes many official as well as personal documents.
  
 
== Other sources ==
 
== Other sources ==
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[[Category:Units with personal narratives]]
 
[[Category:Australian Army]]
 
[[Category:Australian Army]]
 
[[Category:Australian Imperial Force]]
 
[[Category:Australian Imperial Force]]

Revision as of 11:43, 19 May 2015


Australian Corps
Years active: November 1917 –
Country: Australia
Service: Australian Army
Branch: Australian Imperial Force
Type: Formation
Specific type: Army corps (tactical)
Full size:
Sources for overview:
Created: November 1917. 
Sources for created:
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
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
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:


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:

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

Unit histories

Other official documents

Other sources

References