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Mediterranean Expeditionary Force
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Mediterranean Expeditionary Force
The
Mediterranean
Expeditionary Force
(MEF) was part of the
British Army during World War I
, that commanded all Allied forces at
Gallipoli
and
Salonika
. This included the initial naval operation to force the straits of the
Dardanelles
. Its headquarters was formed in March 1915. The MEF was originally commanded by General
Sir Ian Hamilton
until he was dismissed due to the failure of the
29th Division
at Gallipoli. Command briefly passed to General
William Birdwood
, commander of the
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
, but for the duration of the Gallipoli campaign it was General Sir
Charles Monro
who led the MEF.
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