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]
Created by	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, 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.