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| Fifth Army, British Army | |
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| Years active: | unknown – unknown |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Service: | British Army |
| Branch: | unknown |
| Type: | Formation |
| Specific type: | Army |
| Full size: | |
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| Created: | |
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| Name1: | Reserve Army |
| Name1 Start: | |
| Name1 End: | |
| Reason for change: | |
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| Name2: | Fifth Army |
| Name2 Start: | |
| Name2 End: | |
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| Alternate names: | |
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| Disbanded: | |
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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 | |
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| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Parent unit: | British Expeditionary Force |
| Parent level: | Expeditionary force |
| Start date: | |
| End date: | |
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| Command structure | |
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| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Subordinate unit: | Army Troops, Fifth Army, UK |
| Subordinate level: | |
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| Theatre of war | |
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| Theatre name: | France, Belgium and Germany |
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Contents
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.
Related media
Official sources
Unit war diaries
Unit histories
Other official documents
- Template:RefTNA Intelligence summaries.
- Australian War Memorial: 3DRL/3376, Birdwood papers includes many official as well as personal documents.
Other sources
- Chris Baker, The Long, Long Trail: British Fifth Army in France and Flanders 1914-1918
References
