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{{About|the United Kingdom and British Empire forces at Gallipoli. For Salonika, see [[British Salonika Army]]. For Italy, see [[British Force in Italy]]. For Egypt, see [[British Force in Egypt]] and [[Egyptian Expeditionary Force, UK]].}}
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| service = British Army
 
| service = British Army
 
| specific_type = Expeditionary force
 
| specific_type = Expeditionary force
| start_date = 11/3/1915<ref name="ob448">{{RefOB|4|48}}</ref>
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| start_date = 11/3/1915<ref name="ob4-48">{{RefOB|4|48}}</ref>
 
| end_date = January 1916<ref name="ob4-53">{{RefOB|4|53}}</ref>
 
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| unit_name1 = Mediterranean Expeditionary Force
 
| unit_name1 = Mediterranean Expeditionary Force
| unit_name1_start_date = 11/3/1915<ref name="ob4-48">{{RefOB|4|48}}</ref>
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| unit_name1_start_date = 11/3/1915<ref name="ob4-48" />
 
| unit_name1_end_date = 23/11/1915<ref name="ob4-53" />
 
| unit_name1_end_date = 23/11/1915<ref name="ob4-53" />
 
| unit_name1_reason_for_change = Put under [[General Headquarters Eastern Mediterranean, UK]]
 
| unit_name1_reason_for_change = Put under [[General Headquarters Eastern Mediterranean, UK]]
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| command_start_date = 24/5/1915<ref name="ob4-181">{{RefOB|4|181}}</ref>
| command_end_date = 27/1/1916<ref>{{RefOB|4|179}}</ref>
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| command_end_date = 27/1/1916<ref name="ob4-179">{{RefOB|4|179}}</ref>
 
| subordinate = VIII Corps, UK
 
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| command_end_date = January 1916<ref name="ob4-53" />
 
| command_end_date = January 1916<ref name="ob4-53" />
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| subordinate = Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
 
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| command_start_date = April 1915<ref name="ob4-48" />
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=== Other official documents ===
 
=== Other official documents ===
 
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*{{RefTNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C91161|WO 157/647-654}}, intelligence summaries.
  
 
== Other sources ==
 
== Other sources ==

Revision as of 07:33, 23 April 2015

This page is about the United Kingdom and British Empire forces at Gallipoli. For Salonika, see British Salonika Army. For Italy, see British Force in Italy. For Egypt, see British Force in Egypt and Egyptian Expeditionary Force, UK.


Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, British Army
Years active: 11/3/1915[1] – January 1916[2]
Country: United Kingdom
Service: British Army
Branch:
Type: Formation
Specific type: Expeditionary force
Full size:
Sources for overview:
Created: 11/3/1915[1]
Sources for created:
Name1: Mediterranean Expeditionary Force
Name1 Start: 11/3/1915[1]
Name1 End: 23/11/1915[2]
Reason for change: Put under General Headquarters Eastern Mediterranean, UK
Sources for name1:
Name2: Dardanelles Army
Name2 Start: 23/11/1915[2]
Name2 End: January 1916[2]
Reason for change: Moved to Egypt and disbanded.
Sources for name2:
Alternate names:
Sources for alternate names:
Disbanded: January 1916[2]. Merged with British Force in Egypt and became Egyptian Expeditionary Force, UK
Sources for disbanded:
For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war.
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Parent unit: General Headquarters Eastern Mediterranean, UK
Parent level: Army group
Start date: 23/11/1915[2]
End date: January 1916[2]
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: VIII Corps, UK
Subordinate level: Corps
Start date: 24/5/1915[3]
End date: 27/1/1916[4]
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: IX Corps, UK
Subordinate level: Corps
Start date: 22/6/1915[5]
End date: 4/1/1916[6]
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
Subordinate level: Corps
Start date: April 1915[1]
End date: January 1916[2]
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: Lines of Communication, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, UK
Subordinate level:
Start date: April 1915
End date: January 1916
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: 29th Division, UK
Subordinate level:
Start date: April 1915[1]
End date: 24/5/1915[3]
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: 42nd Division, UK
Subordinate level:
Start date: April 1915[1]
End date: 24/5/1915[3]
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: 63rd (Royal Naval) Division, UK
Subordinate level:
Start date: April 1915[1]
End date: 24/5/1915[3]
Sources:


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