Baron Birdwood, of Anzac and of Totnes in the County of Devon, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
| Barony of Birdwood | |
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  Azure, five martlets, two, two and one, within an inescutcheon voided a representation of the Southern Cross, all argent | |
| Creation date | 25 January 1938[1] |
| Created by | King George VI |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood |
| Last holder | Mark Birdwood, 3rd Baron Birdwood |
| Remainder to | 1st Baron's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten. |
| Subsidiary titles | Baronet, of Anzac and Totnes |
| Extinction date | 11 July 2015[2] |
| Motto | In bello quies ("Cool in action")[1] |
It was created on 25 January 1938 for Sir William Birdwood, 1st Baronet.[3] He is chiefly remembered as the commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) during the Gallipoli Campaign of 1915. Birdwood had already been created a Baronet, of Anzac and Totnes, on 29 December 1919.[4]
The first two barons had only one son each; on the death of the 3rd Baron without male issue in 2015, the barony and baronetcy became extinct.[2]
The politician Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood, was the second wife of the second Baron.
Barons Birdwood (1938)
edit- William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood (1865–1951)
- Christopher Bromhead Birdwood, 2nd Baron Birdwood (1899–1962)
- Mark William Ogilvie Birdwood, 3rd Baron Birdwood (1938–2015[5])
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References
edit- ^ a b Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 378–379. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ a b "Lord Birdwood – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "No. 34477". The London Gazette. 28 January 1938. p. 578.
- ^ "No. 31708". The London Gazette. 30 December 1919. p. 15988.
- ^ The Times, London, 18 July 2015, page 82