THE BRITISH ARMY.
ITS PRESENT DISTRIBUTION. 655,000 TROOPS LOCATED. London, July 10. The following is the distribution of British troops throughout the world:— Army of the Rhine 206,000 France and Flanders 214,000 . Italy. Fiume, and Scutari 11,000 ; Constantinople' 22,000 I Transcaucasia 22,000 Egypt and Palestine 90,000 Mesopotamia 21,000 India 02,000 Siberian Railway 1,400 055,000 The forces in France and Flanders arc mainly occupied with the salving of the battlefields, but also act as reserves for the Army of the Rhine. Ten thousand Australian and New Zealand troops are included in the number in Egypt and Palestine; and 23,000 Australian troops remain in Britain awaiting homeward transport.
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Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 14 July 1919, Page 4
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