| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RCDIG0000047 |
| Collection number | 3DRL/3376 7/1 Part 2 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 35 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 300 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Birdwood, William Riddell |
| Date made | 1917-1919 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Letters written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Sir George Foster Pearce, 1917-1919
Birdwood, Lord William Riddell (Field Marshal, b.1865 - d.1951)
- Series 7: Correspondence with Sir George Foster Pearce, 1915-1919
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Description
This folder contains copies of 36 letters sent by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Sir George Foster Pearce between 17 March 1917 and 10 October 1919. During this period, Sir George Foster Pearce was the Minister of Defence in Australia. The original file cover, located with 7/1 Part 1, features Birdwood’s own handwriting and records the date of every letter it originally contained. This file also contains letters that were sent as attachments to this correspondence, including letters to Birdwood from Brigadier General T W Glasgow, Major General William Holmes, Brigadier General Charles Rosenthal, and Brigadier General Launcelot Kiggell. Some of the subjects discussed in these letters include the Battle of Bapaume, the destruction of French villages, Australian federal elections, the Australian Comforts Fund, the appointment of officers in the AIF, the origin of the word Anzac, pensions for officers, the Battle of Broodseinde Ridge, desertions, leave for 1914 contingents, Australian boots, weather, war memorials, gravestones, Gallipoli Star, and the departure from France of the first 800 men serving since 1914.
This file contains:
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 17 March 1917 [incomplete]
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 2 April 1917
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 23 April 1917
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 7 May 1917
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 22 May 1917 [includes letters from Major General William Holmes to Birdwood, 19 May 1917 and Brigadier General T W Glasgow to Birdwood, 10 May 1917]
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 22 June 1917
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 2 July 1917 [includes letter from Brigadier General Charles Rosenthal to Birdwood, 2 July 1917]
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 20 August 1917
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 28 August 1917
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 3 September 1917
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 14 September 1917 [includes report compiled by Birdwood titled “Reinforcements in AIF depots as on 8 September 1917”]
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 4 October 1917 [includes letter from Sir Francis Davies to Birdwood, 29 September 1917]
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 6 October 1917
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 16 October 1917
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 5 November 1917
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 9 November 1917 [includes letter from Birdwood to all Australian Divisions, 7 November 1917; incomplete]
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 8 December 1917 [includes letter from Birdwood to Brigadier General Launcelot Kiggell, 27 October 1917 and report written by Major General James Whiteside McKay titled “Report on Establishments and Training”, 13 November 1917]
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 18 January 1918
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 1 February 1918
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 12 March 1918 [includes memorandum from 1 March by Birdwood on the subject of Australian boots]
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 15 April 1918 [includes letter from Commander-in-Chief to Birdwood, 16 April 1918; letter from Birdwood to the Australian Imperial Force, 26 March 1918; special order issued to all Australian troops and a report titled “Contents of parcels from Australia”]
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 7 May 1918
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 15 May 1918
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 20 May 1918
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 15 June 1918
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 8 July 1918
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 6 August 1918 [includes telegram from General Henry George Chauvel to Birdwood, 29 July 1918]
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 23 August 1918
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 18 September 1918
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 18 October 1918
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 16 April 1919
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 2 May 1919
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 4 June 1919
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 25 September 1919
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 10 October 1919