Occupation of the Straits 1919-1923

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Occupation of the Straits 1919-1923

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Post by Peter H » 21 Jul 2007, 16:02

Firstly,the Australian Light Horse return to Gallipoli 1919.

From the AWM website:
Members of the 7th Light Horse Regiment standing in front of mud brick huts formerly used by the Turkish Regimental Staff at Lone Pine. Between December 1918 and January 1919, the 7th Light Horse, in company with the Canterbury Mounted Rifle Regiment (NZ), garrisoned the Gallipoli Peninsula. They conducted a reconnaissance of the peninsula to locate any guns, dumps or stores not reported by the Turks, and began work on the cemeteries and war graves prior to the arrival of The Australian Historical Mission, directed by Captain C E W Bean, in February 1919. Note the Turkish star marked out on the ground with shell casings in the foreground.
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Post by Peter H » 23 Jul 2007, 10:42

Landing parties of the British 28th Division,from Salonika Force,occupied the Straits from the 10th November 1918.

British forces in Turkey 1918-1923:

http://orbat.com/site/history/historica ... 19-39.html
Britain maintained a garrison around Constantinople to influence control of the sea lanes between the Aegean and Black Seas. The upsurge of Turkish nationalism and the conflict with Greece led to a substantial increase in the size of the British force in 1922. At the time, the British government was accused of excessive belligerence towards Turkey and its failure to influence the outcome led to the downfall of the British prime minister, David Lloyd George, and the withdrawal of all forces in 1923.

HQ 28th Division

3rd Hussars

XVII Brigade RFA –13, 26, 92 Batteries

XIX Brigade RFA - 29, 96 Batteries

V Pack Brigade RFA-1, 5, 7, 14 Batteries

12 Field Company RE

2 Divisional Signal Company

83 Brigade

2 Bn Royal Fusiliers

2 Bn Royal Sussex Regiment

1 Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

1 Bn Gordon Highlanders

85 Brigade

1 Bn Kings Own Scottish Borderers

2 Bn Sherwood Foresters

2 Bn Highland Light Infantry

2 Bn Rifle Brigade

Other units

X Brigade RFA-30, 46, 51, 54 Field Batteries

1 Bn Grenadier Guards

2 Bn Grenadier Guards

1 Bn Irish Guards

1 Bn Buffs [to 83 Bde]

1 Bn Kings Liverpool Regiment

2 Bn East Yorkshire Regiment

1 Bn Duke of Wellington’s Regiment

2 Bn Essex Regiment

1 Bn North Staffordshire Regiment

2 Bn Royal Ulster Rifles

11 Royal Marine Battalion


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Post by Peter H » 24 Jul 2007, 08:29

According to Briton Cooper Busch's Mudros to Lausanne: Britain's Frontier in West Asia 1918-1923 the French 122e Division d'infanterie from Salonika was also part of the Allied occupation of Constantinople and the Dardanelles.

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/122e_division_d'infanterie

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