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Some of the maps from these two volumes are available online. The French Official History is available online. Refer Historical books online, below.
==Italy==
The Apulia region of Italy was used as a rest area for British troops serving in the Salonika campaign. There were several rest camps there, as well as Base Hospitals and stores depot.<ref>jeffward [http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/forum/topic12546.html #p42146 Gallipoli. Turkey Or Italy?] ''Who Do You Think You Are?'' Forum 22 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015</ref>
==The British Salonika Force and the Army of the Black Sea==
Immediately after the Armistice with Turkey orders had been issued for British troops to move to the Caucasus, due to the situation there. Troops were sent from the nearest British forces available, from the Salonika Force, and from North Persia [Mesopotamia Force]. Subsequently all troops came under control of the British Salonika Force, which later became known as the Army of the Black Sea, with Headquarters at Constantinople.<ref>Gardenerbill. [httphttps://1914-1918www.invisionzonegreatwarforum.comorg/topic/forums238913-salonikatranscaspiaarmy-of-black-sea-query/index.php?showtopicdo=238913findComment&pcomment=2396171 Salonika/Transcaspia/Army of Black Sea query] ''Great War Forum'' 4 5 May 2016. It is advised further details may be found in ''Under the Devil's Eye: The British Military Experience in Macedonia 1915-18'' by Alan Wakefield, pages 228 to 230. Retrieved 7 May 20165 June 2018.</ref>
See [[Norperforce]] for these actions.
*[http://www.ww1cemeteries.com/other_cemeteries_ext/plovdiv_central_cem.htm Plovdiv Central Cemetery, Bulgaria]. Contains Commonwealth War Graves from several sites. ww1cemeteries.com
:[[findmypast]] introduced a database in March 2017, "British Army, Plovdiv Military Cemetery Burials"<ref>[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/british-army-plovdiv-military-cemetery-burials British Army, Plovdiv Military Cemetery Burials] findmypast.</ref>, perhaps from the previously mentioned website, with images of the graves.
*Also see [[Prisoners of the Turks (First World War)]] for an indication of the types of records which may be available, including the National Archives records FO 383. In particular FO383/370 contains an informative file 4 inches thick.<ref>voltaire60. [httphttps://1914-1918www.invisionzonegreatwarforum.comorg/forumstopic/index.php?showtopic=239366&hl= -british-pows-in-bulgaria-sources/ BRITISH POWs IN BULGARIA- SOURCES] ''Great War Forum'' 20 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 20165 June 2018.</ref>
===Historical books online===
