Baron Birdwood

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
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]
Monarch	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 Birdwood 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)

• 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])

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of

Coronet A coronet of a Baron Crest Out of a Mural Crown Gules a Martlet Argent between two Branches of Laurel proper Escutcheon Azure, five martlets, two, two and one, within an inescutcheon voided a representation of the Southern Cross, all argent Supporters Dexter: a Sergeant of the XIIth (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers mounted on a Bay Horse; Sinister: a Sikh Daffadar of the XIth (Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers mounted on a Chestnut Horse, both habited and accoutred proper Motto In Bello Quies ("Calm in action")

References

1. Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 378–379. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
2. "Lord Birdwood – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
3. "No. 34477". The London Gazette. 28 January 1938. p. 578.
4. "No. 31708". The London Gazette. 30 December 1919. p. 15988.
5. The Times, London, 18 July 2015, page 82