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1936 (Dec 24) Plain envelope to 2nd Lieut. John H.H. Gladstone, 2nd Bn. The North Staffordshire Regt., The Palestine Forces bearing Hindenburg pair & single 6pf + single 8pf tied Freiburg cds & with on reverse Field Post Office 20 cds located at King David Hotel, Jerusalem between 25 Sep 36 – 10 Jan 37 ……………………………………………………………………………..
A full scale uprising in April 1936 by Palestinian Arabs against British colonial rule in mandated territory resulted in Britain sending more troops and an Army Postal unit via H.M.T “Dorsetshire” where FPO 12 opened on board and a further 10 FPO’s between numbers 15 – 26 on arrival the first opening on 1 October with the last closing on 10 January 1937 after problems had subsided by the end of 1936 only to reoccur again in September 1937.