From Salonika on into Russia

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I understand that at the end of the Salonika campaign the 27th Division, or parts thereof, went on into Russia as part of the Allied intervention on the side of the White Russians. Does anyone know of any published works covering this area of operations? My GF was in the Military Mounted Police in Salonika and he always said he served and was wounded in Russia, but I have not been able to verify this from his service record: which makes no mention of either wound - he was shot through the wrist and had the hole to prove it - or Russian service.

I presume the Russian intervention was an 'official' campaign and would be expected to appear in service records as such?

Any thoughts appreciated.

TimP

[archangel9]

would be expected to appear in service records as such?

Any thoughts appreciated.

TimP

TimP,

This from the service record of a RFA Driver -

Home 07/04/1902 to 16/08/1914

France 17/08/1914 to 26/04/1918

Home 27/04/1918 to 17/09/1918

On board ship 18/09/1918 to 27/09/1918

Northern Europe (Russia) 28/09/1918 to 03/04/1919

Northern Europe to UK 04/04/1919 to 13/04/1919

Home 14/04/1919 to 31/03/1920

Discharged 31/03/1920

Russian Expeditionary Force 18/09/1918.

Disembarked Murmansk 28/09/1918.

John

[trsp62]

Thanks John - clears up that point nicely.

TimP

[kenf48]

Does anyone know of any published works covering this area of operations?

Any thoughts appreciated.

TimP

TNA may help

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/firstworldwar/spotlights/allies.htm

Ken

[bushfighter]

Tim

For a good understanding of the situation I suggest that you dowmload from the London Gazette website General Sir G.F. Milne's Despatch dated 11th August 1920 which was published in Issue Number 32184 in a Supplement dated Friday 7th January 1921 starting on page 159.

I quote from page 166:

(2) The Arrival of the 27th Division, in the Caucasus.

On 22nd December, 1918, the 27th Division arrived at Batoum under the command of Major-General Sir G. T. Forestier-Walker, K.C.B., who took over military command of that place from the Turks under Djemal Pasha. The leading troops of this Division advanced to Tiflis on 24th December, and General Forestier-Walker assumed control of Georgia, Armenia and Batoum. Direct contact was now made with the British forces at Baku.

Details of British operations in the Caucasus follow.

Harry

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Tim

For a good understanding of the situation I suggest that you dowmload from the London Gazette website General Sir G.F. Milne's Despatch dated 11th August 1920 which was published in Issue Number 32184 in a Supplement dated Friday 7th January 1921 starting on page 159.

Harry

Thanks Harry nice lead - will do just that.

TimP