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1936 (Oct 21) Longer O.H.M.S re-used with O.H.M.S. Economy label affixed to Officer I/C R.A.O.C. Records, Portsmouth cancelled Field Post Office 12 cds located at Sarafand between 12 – 25 Oct 1936 & with violet oval Orderly Room /21 Oct 1936 /2nd Bn. Wiltshire Regt. hand stamp ….
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.