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Constantinople was the Headquarters of the Army of the Black Sea.
An ''Official History'' was written about Constantinople titled ''The Occupation of Constantinople 1918–1923'' by Brigadier-General J. E. Edmonds. Originally written in 1944, it was not finally published until 2010 by Imperial War Museum/Naval&Military Press.<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/occupation-of-constantinople/ ''The Occupation of Constantinople 1918–1923''] by Brigadier-General J. E. Edmonds. Originally written in 1944. Naval & Military Press.</ref>
A postal history and associated military history of the British and Indian occupation forces is also available, ''The Postal History of the Army of the Black Sea : 1918 - 1923'' by John Slingsby.<ref>Description of [https://web.archive.org/web/20130803022058/http://www.rossitertrust.com/bookblacksea.shtml ''The Postal History of the Army of the Black Sea : 1918 - 1923''] by John Slingsby. rossitertrust.com, now an archived webpage. This book is available </ref> Available at the British Library, catalogue reference UIN: BLL01013055463</ref>
The [[29th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry|89th Punjab Regiment]], after serving in the Caucasus, then served at Constantinople with the Army of the Black Sea.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140221014448/http://www.hcindia-au.org/pdf/The%20Indian%20Army%20at%20Gallipoli%201915.pdf "The Indian Army at Gallipoli 1915"], page 2, condensed from a paper presented by Sqn Ldr Rana TS Chhina (Retd) at a conference organised by the Australian War Memorial in August 2010. Archived page, website of the High Commission of India in Australia</ref>
