Australian Corps

Australian Corps
Years active:	November 1917 –
Country:	Australia
Service:	Australian Army
Branch:	Australian Imperial Force
Type:	Formation
Specific type:	Army corps (tactical)
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Created:	November 1917.
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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
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	1st Australian Division
Subordinate level:	Division
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	2nd Australian Division
Subordinate level:	Division
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	3rd Australian Division
Subordinate level:	Division
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	4th Australian Division
Subordinate level:	Division
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	5th Australian Division
Subordinate level:	Division
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered:	November 1917
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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.

Official Sources

Unit war diaries

• Template:WarDiaryAWM. Headquarters: General Staff.
• Template:WarDiaryAWM. Headquarters: Administrative Staff.

Other official documents

• Template:WarDiaryAWM. Headquarters: intelligence summaries.
• Australian War Memorial: 3DRL/3376, Birdwood papers includes many official as well as personal documents.

Other sources

• Wikipedia: Australian Corps