Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, British Army
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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 | |
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Years active: | 11/3/1915[1] – January 1916[2] |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Service: | British Army |
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Type: | Formation |
Specific type: | Expeditionary force |
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Created: | 11/3/1915[1]. |
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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 |
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Name2: | Dardanelles Army |
Name2 Start: | 23/11/1915[2] |
Name2 End: | January 1916[2] |
Reason for change: | Moved to Egypt and disbanded. |
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Disbanded: | January 1916[2]. Merged with British Force in Egypt and became Egyptian Expeditionary Force, UK |
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For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war. |
Command structure | |
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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] |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | VIII Corps, UK |
Subordinate level: | Corps |
Start date: | 24/5/1915[3] |
End date: | 27/1/1916[4] |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | IX Corps, UK |
Subordinate level: | Corps |
Start date: | 22/6/1915[5] |
End date: | 4/1/1916[6] |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | Australian and New Zealand Army Corps |
Subordinate level: | Corps |
Start date: | April 1915[1] |
End date: | January 1916[2] |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | Lines of Communication, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, UK |
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Start date: | April 1915 |
End date: | January 1916 |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | 29th Division, UK |
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Start date: | April 1915[1] |
End date: | 24/5/1915[3] |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | 42nd Division, UK |
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Start date: | April 1915[1] |
End date: | 24/5/1915[3] |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | 63rd (Royal Naval) Division, UK |
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Start date: | April 1915[1] |
End date: | 24/5/1915[3] |
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Related media
- Panoramic photos of Gallipoli from the UK National Archives at Flickr Commons (no copyright restrictions).
Official Sources
Unit war diaries
Unit histories
Other official documents
- Template:RefTNA, intelligence summaries.