BIRDWOOD’S BATON.
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF IN INDIA. LONDON, March 22. “The Times” points out that General Birdwood’s promotion, coinciding with his appointment is unique in the history of the Army. No general previously has been selected for the Field Marshalshfp and the India Command simultaneously, and the office has never been filled by a soldier of the highest rank. The promotion of ..Generals Stewart, White, and Kitchener, came after vacating the command. General Birdwood’s promotion emphasises the importance of the position of Commander-in-Chief in India, and is also a tribute to Sir William Birdwood’s great, services to toe State.
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Shannon News, 27 March 1925, Page 3
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97BIRDWOOD’S BATON. Shannon News, 27 March 1925, Page 3
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