Australian and New Zealand Army Corps

Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
Years active:	April 1915 – 15 February 1916
Country:	Australia; New Zealand
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Type:	Formation
Specific type:	Army corps (tactical)
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Created:	April 1915.
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Alternate names:	Australasian Army Corps, A&NZAC, ANZAC
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Disbanded:	15 February 1916. Split into I ANZAC Corps and II ANZAC Corps
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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:	Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, UK
Parent level:	Army
Start date:	April 1915
End date:	23 November 1915
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	Dardanelles Army, UK
Parent level:	Army
Start date:	23 November 1915
End date:	12 January 1916
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, UK
Parent level:	Army Group
Start date:	12 January 1916
End date:	15 February 1916
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	Corps Troops, Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
Subordinate level:	Brigade
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	New Zealand and Australian Division
Subordinate level:	Division
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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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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	Gallipoli
Date entered:	April 1915
Date left:	December 1915
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	Egypt, Palestine and Syria
Date entered:	December 1915
Date left:	15 February 1916
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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

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

Unit war diaries

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

Other official documents

• Template:WarDiaryAWM Headquarters: intelligence summaries.

Other sources

• Wikipedia: Australian and New Zealand Army Corps