Barony of Birdwood

Azure, five martlets, two, two and one, within an inescutcheon voided a representation of the Southern Cross, all argent
Creation date25 January 1938[1]
Created byKing George VI
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderWilliam Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood
Last holderMark Birdwood, 3rd Baron Birdwood
Remainder to1st Baron's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten.
Subsidiary titlesBaronet, of Anzac and Totnes
Extinction date11 July 2015[2]
MottoIn bello quies ("Cool in action")[1]

Baron Birdwood, of Anzac and of Totnes in the County of Devon, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

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)

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of
Arms of Baron Birdwood
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. 1 2 Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 378–379. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  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
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