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General Birdwood arriving in Adelaide [PRG 280/1/39/73] • Photograph

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Summary

Soldiers greeting General Birdwood after his arrival at Adelaide railway station, possibly during his tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1920.

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Physical description

photograph; 11.5 cm x 15.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1920

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

Birdwood, William Riddell, Baron, 1865-1951
Generals -- Australia

Catalogue record

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General notes

Sepia reproduction.

Historical information

General Birdwood took command of the Australian Imperial Force on a temporary basis in May 1915 and was formally appointed in September 1916; he was created a baronet in 1919 and a field marshal in 1925.

Digitisation information

Date

17/05/2002

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,000 x 2,151 pixels (6.5 MP)

Size

6.46 MB

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