II ANZAC Corps

On 28 March 1916, I ANZAC Corps and II ANZAC Corps swapped headquarters staff, but otherwise their names and components stayed the same.

II ANZAC Corps
Years active:	15 February 1916 – November 1917
Country:	Australia; New Zealand
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Type:	Formation
Specific type:	Army corps (tactical)
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Created:	15 February 1916.
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Alternate names:	2nd ANZAC Corps
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Disbanded:	November 1917. Headquarters formed XII Corps, UK. Australian divisions merged with I ANZAC Corps to form Australian 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 Group
Start date:	15 February 1916
End date:	20 March 1916
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	Egyptian Expeditionary Force, UK
Parent level:	Army
Start date:	20 March 1916
End date:	July 1916
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	Corps Troops, II ANZAC Corps
Subordinate level:	Brigade
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	New Zealand 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:	Egypt, Palestine and Syria
Date entered:	15 February 1916
Date left:	July 1916
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered:	July 1916
Date left:	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: II ANZAC Corps