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  2. History of the British Army postal service - Wikipedia

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    Kennedy A, Crabb G: The Postal History of the British Army in World War 1 – Before and after 1903 to 1929 (George Crabb, Epsom, 1977). Messenger C: Terriers in the Trenches – The History of the Post Office Rifles (Picton, Bristol, 1982). Proud EB ed: History of British Army Postal Service Vol I 1882–1903 (Proud-Bailey, Heathfield, 1982).

  3. British Forces Post Office - Wikipedia

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    A British postal order issued at a forces post office is very sought after by collectors of postal orders. A postal order issued by a BFPO in a Commonwealth country, such as the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus, is regarded as being a part of the numismatic and notaphilic history of that country.

  4. Post Office Rifles - Wikipedia

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    The Post Office Rifles was a unit of the British Army formed in 1868 from volunteers as part of the Volunteer Force, which later became the Territorial Force (and later the Territorial Army). The unit evolved several times until 1935, after which the name was lost during one of many reorganisations. [1]

  5. Field post office - Wikipedia

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    The first British FPO was in 1808 during the Peninsular War and in 1840 the British Army used a FPO during the first Chinese War. [1] FPOs were also used extensively during the Crimean War. [2] Military post offices abroad strive to provide the same services found in their home country.

  6. Military mail - Wikipedia

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    After complaints about the mail services to the British troops fighting in the Crimean War (1854–56) the Postmaster General authorised the secondment of GPO staff to organise and distribute mail in the theatre of war. A Base Army Post Office was established in Constantinople and a field post Office with the Army Headquarters at Balaklava. [6]

  7. List of post offices in Mandatory Palestine - Wikipedia

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    The List of post offices in the British Mandate of Palestine refers to post offices operated in Palestine under allied British military control of the Occupied Enemy Territory Administration and, after 1920, the civil administration of the British Mandate of Palestine. During the Mandate, postal services were provided by British authorities.

  8. John Lowther du Plat Taylor - Wikipedia

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    Colonel John Lowther du Plat Taylor CB VD (1829 – 5 March 1904) was the founder of the Army Post Office Corps and the Post Office Rifles.. Du Plat Taylor trained at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, but left in 1844 before he was commissioned. [1]

  9. Nick Read (Post Office CEO) - Wikipedia

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    In August 1986, Read was commissioned in the British Army as a second lieutenant in the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards. [4] He was promoted to lieutenant on 9 August 1988. [5] He left the regular army in August 1989 and was transferred to the Territorial Army, [6] where he gained the rank of captain in October 1993. [7]