Australian Imperial Forces Postal History 1914-1918

Plot

Part One: Australia
Chapter 1 The Australian Imperial Force 2
Chapter 2 Army Camps and Cancellations 4
Chapter 3 Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force 10
Chapter 4 A.I.F. Convoys 12
Chapter 5 Postal Rates 16
Chapter 6 A.I.F. Headquarters and Returned Mail Office 22
Part Two: Egypt, Gallipoli and Palestine
Chapter 7 Arrival of Troops in Egypt December 1914 26
Chapter 8 Postal and other Markings used in Egypt 30
Chapter 9 Cachets used in Egypt 58
Chapter 10 Gallipoli Campaign: April 1915 to January 1916 85
Chapter 11 Medical Arrangements and Training in Egypt during Gallipoli Campaign 94
Chapter 12 Reception back in Egypt and Doubling of A.I.F. immediately after
Gallipoli Campaign 100
Chapter 13 Datestamps of the Anzac Corps 103
Chapter 14 The Western Frontier Force 106
Chapter 15 The Light Horse Campaign from Egypt to Syria 108
Chapter 16 Postal History of the Light Horse Campaign: June 1916 to January 1919 112
Part Three: France
Chapter 17 The Five Australian Infantry Divisions on the Western Front 124
Chapter 18 Postal History: Datestamps 128
Chapter 19 Postal History: Cachets and Parcel Post 154
Chapter 20 The Medical Services 162
Part Four: England
Chapter 21 Arrival of the Australian Intermediate Base Depot and 3rd Australian
Infantry Division in England 166
Chapter 22 The Medical Services 169
Chapter 23 Postal History: Datestamps and Cachets 171
Part Five: Military Censorship
Chapter 24 Maritime Censor Marks 188
Chapter 25 Types of Censorship Marks used in Egypt 203
Chapter 26 Censorship in other areas 208
Part Six: Postal Stationery
Chapter 27 Official Postal Stationery 214
Chapter 28 Privately Printed Postal Stationery 232
Chapter 29 Voluntary Organisations and Civil Envelopes, Cards and Letterettes 242
Part Seven: Other Important Sections
Chapter 30 The Royal Australian Navy 272
Chapter 31 The Australian Flying Corps 274
Chapter 32 Registered Mail 275
Chapter 33 Prisoners of War Service in Australia 281
Appendices
Appendix 1 Composition and Record of Events of 1st Australian Infantry Division 296
Appendix 2 Composition and Record of Events of 2nd Australian Infantry Division 298
Appendix 3 Composition and Record of Events of New Zealand & Australian Div-
ision 299
Appendix 4 Composition and Record of Events of 4th Australian Infantry Division 300
Appendix 5 Composition and Record of Events of 5th Australian Infantry Division 301
Appendix 6 Composition and Record of Events of Anzac Mounted Division 302
Appendix 7 Composition and Record of Events of 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade 303
Appendix 8 Composition and Record of Events of 2nd Australian Light Horse
Brigade 305
Appendix 9 Composition and Record of Events of Australian Mounted Division 307
Appendix 10 Composition and Record of Events of 3rd Australian Light Horse
Brigade 308
Appendix 11 Composition and Record of Events of 4th Australian Light Horse Brigade 311
Appendix 12 Composition and Record of Events of 5th Australian Light Horse Brigade 312
Appendix 13 Composition and Record of Events of Imperial Camel Corps 313
Appendix 14 Naval List of Requisitioned Transports 314
Appendix 15 List of Australian Hospital Ships 316
Appendix 16 List of Medical Transports & Hospital Ships used during the Gallipoli
Campaign 1915 319
Appendix 17 List of Australian Hospitals and their Movements 324
Bibliography 331
Index 333