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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. </ref> Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01013055463
The naval history is included in ''The Mediterranean Fleet, 1919–1929'' edited by Paul Halpern 2011. A publication of the Navy Records Society Volume 158, (with online access for members), also available at the British Library UIN: BLL01015816949 . [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=_AmiAgAAQBAJ&pg=PR3 Sample pages, Google Books] . *HMS Julius was the administrative name given to a naval unit set up in Constantinople that was responsible for running harbour service craft (under the direction of the RN Captain of the Port). This arrangement followed the signing of the Treaty of Mudros (which ended Ottoman participation in the Great War)<ref>KizmeRD. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/288074-hms-julius-seeking-information/?do=findComment&comment=2975081 HMS Julius - Seeking Information] ''Great War Forum'' 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021. </ref>
Some marriage records for British Army personnel during this period are held by the UK [[General Register Office]]. There is an Index of records known as "GRO Army Marriages Within British Lines 1914-1925", part of the British Army Overseas Indexes. It also appears there may be some unindexed marriage records. See [[Chaplains Returns]] for details.
