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Lot #5274
GREAT BRITAIN British Forces in the Turkish Empire Military Mail
1915-16 British Forces in Dardanelles (Gallipoli), small exhibit, eight covers or cards showing "Field Post Office 88" card from Cape Helles, two "On Active Service" covers sent by members of the First Newfoundland Regiment to St. John's, ANZAC forces, home-made envelope from Gallipoli to England, cover and card from the Australian Forces, one to South Australia, the other to Egypt, with "Lt.Col. O.C. No.5 Field Ambulance" handstamp, also two inbound covers addressed to "British Mediterranean Expeditionary Force", with "Killed in Action", "Unable to Trace" and "Present Location Uncertain" markings, scarce group (the equivalent of 16 British, Australian, New Zealand, Indian and French divisions took part in the Gallipoli campaign. British Commonwealth casualties were 213,980. The campaign failed to produce decisive results because of poor military leadership, faulty tactics, inexperience of the troops and inadequate equipment)
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$2,400.00
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