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British Salonika Army

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Country
  
United Kingdom

Type
  
Field army

Branch
  
British Army

Active
  
World War I

Similar
  
Egyptian Expeditionary Force, Territorial Force, First Army, City of London Yeomanr, Kitchener's Army

The British Salonika Army was a field army of the British Army during World War I.

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First World War

The Army was formed in Salonika under Lieutenant General Bryan Mahon to oppose Bulgarian advances in the region as part of the Macedonian Front. The army arrived in Salonika (along with French troops) on 15 October 1915. In May 1916 Lieutenant General George Milne replaced Bryan Mahon as commander of the Army. It eventually comprised two corps and remained in place until 1921. The dead of the British Salonika Army are commemorated by the Doiran Memorial.

Component units

(British Salonika Force, March 1917)

XII Corps

  • 22nd Division
  • 26th Division
  • 60th (2/2nd London) Division
  • 1/1st Lothians and Border Horse

    • XVI Corps

  • 10th (Irish) Division
  • 27th Division
  • 28th Division
  • 1/1st Surrey Yeomanry

    • GHQ Troops

  • 7th Mounted Brigade
  • 8th Mounted Brigade
  • 16th Wing, Royal Flying Corps

    • Commanders-in-Chief

    Commanders:

  • October 1915 - November 1915 : General Charles C. Monro (concurrent with being Commander, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force)
  • November 1915 - May 1916 : Lieutenant General Bryan Mahon
  • May 1916 – September 1918 : Lieutenant General George Milne
  • February 1919 – November 1920 Lieutenant General Henry Wilson (concurrent with being Commander, Allied Forces in Constantinople)

    • References

    British Salonika Army Wikipedia
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