UNIQUE IN ARMY’S HISTORY
GENERAL BTRDWOOD’S PROMOTION AND APPOINTMENT. London, March 2'2. "The Times” points out that General Birdwood's promotion to the rank of Field Marshal coinciding with bis appointment to be Commander-in-Chief in India, is unique in the history of the Armv. No general previously has been selected for the Field Marshalship and the India- Command simultaneous!”, 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 imnortanc- of the position of Commander-in-Chief. in India, and is also a tribute to Sir William Birdwood’s great services to the State. —"Times.”
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Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 152, 24 March 1925, Page 7
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