British Salonika Army

British Salonika Army
Active	World War I
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Army

The British Salonika Army was a British field army of the British Army during World War I.

Contents 1 First World War 2 Component units 3 Commanders-in-Chief 4 References

First World War

The Army was formed in Salonika in May 1916 under Lieutenant General George Milne to oppose Bulgarian advances in the region as part of the Macedonian front (World War I).^[1] The army eventually comprised two corps and remained in place until 1921.^[2]

Component units

(British Salonika Force, March 1917)^[2]

British XII Corps

• British 22nd Division
• British 26th Division
• British 60th (2/2nd London) Division
• 1/1st Lothian and Border Horse

British XVI Corps

• British 10th (Irish) Division
• British 27th Division
• British 28th Division
• 1/1st Surrey Yeomanry

GHQ Troops

• 7th Mounted Brigade
• 8th Mounted Brigade
• 16th Wing, Royal Flying Corps

Commanders-in-Chief

Commanders included:

• May 1916 - September 1918 Lieutenant General George Milne^[3]
• February 1919 - November 1920 Lieutenant General Henry Wilson (concurrent with being Commander, Allied Forces in Constantinople)^[4]

References

• Heathcote, T.A. (1999). The British Field Marshals 1736-1997. Pen & Sword Books Ltd. ISBN 0-85052-696-5