Laurent Posted 14 December , 2004 Share Posted 14 December , 2004 In a park in Lille (south of Ypres) , there is a memorial to the General "Birdwood " who saved Lille in 1918. Who is this man ? Thank you Regards Laurent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 14 December , 2004 Share Posted 14 December , 2004 Would this be him, Laurent? Lt-General Sir William Birdwood. Commander of the ANZAC Corps. Our Oz/NZ friends will be asleep now, but should supply any info you want on him. Phil B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 14 December , 2004 Share Posted 14 December , 2004 He commanded Fifth Army from May 1918. There's a brief biography at http://www.1914-1918.net/birdwood_bio.htm (and please excuse the typos, whch I will fix asap) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auimfo Posted 15 December , 2004 Share Posted 15 December , 2004 Or a less flattering photo of him swimming off Anzac Cove, Gallipoli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurent Posted 17 December , 2004 Author Share Posted 17 December , 2004 Thank you ! Laurent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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