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Lord Kitchener with the French Commander-in-Chief. Lieutenant-General Sir William Riddell Birdwood is behind Lord Kitchener, Ernest Brooks, Gallipoli, November 1915. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial.

Lord Kitchener with the French Commander-in-Chief. Lieutenant-General Sir William Riddell Birdwood is behind Lord Kitchener, Ernest Brooks, Gallipoli, November 1915. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial.

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