I found an interesting reference to Salonika in Mike Young’s A.S.C. book last night. In the 1916 section he states that the shortage of manpower in the front lines led to the transfer of able-bodied men from A.S.C. units to infantry Battalions. The A.S.C. shortfall was then made up from men who were no longer fit for front line duty and locals, in Salonika, Greeks and Mesopotamians presumably to do the more menial tasks. Interestingly a year later my GF went the other way because of his trade, somebody had found out that he was an Electrician and therefore more valuable in an A.S.C. unit than an infantry battalion.