Tag: Cavalry

Cavalry and mounted troops of all sides during the campaign. The BSF’s mounted element was provided by Yeomanry from the Territorial Force.

Christmas Greetings from Corps Cavalry and Cyclists

Amongst my modest collection of Salonika-campaign-related  ephemera, my favourite item is this 1917 Christmas card produced by or for the Corps Cavalry and Cyclists of the BSF. Sadly not a family heirloom – my grandfather, a cyclist, was on his way home with malaria by Christmas 1917 – but a lucky purchase from eBay.

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