Hi All
A recent purchase at Banstead last weekend has me puzzled,
Viewcard of Constantinople cancelled FPO H12 2nd December 1918, this FPO served as Base Office at Gatata Quay in Constantinople.
Censored 7/465, card is undated and message very difficult to read, Censor unreadable, addressed to London and redirected to Isle of Wight.
FD records 7/465 with FPO 80, late December 18 & FPO 80 & SX22 in 1919. J.S. records 7/465 as Base Commandant Batoum. (1919)
27th Division which comprised the occupation force for Batoum & Tiffilis left Salonika in late December and sailed for Batoum, 80th Brigade left 16 th Dec arrived Batoum 23rd Dec 1918 & 27th Division arrived 22nd Dec 1918.
The question is who was using 7/465 in Constantinople in early December 18 . Possibly a small unit from GHQ who later transferred to the occupation force? Or was the censor handstamp reallocated.
Friends comments welcomed.
Chris
For the record
Scan attached.
Chris
Perhaps the officer designated as Base Commandant for Batoum, with censor stamp 7/465, was travelling separately from 27th Division units.
Several recordings - from FPO H12 18 Dec 18 (as well as now 2Dec), FPO 80 Dec18 - Mar 19, APO SX22 May19 - July 19.
Alistair