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 | | That in the field, economy and efficiency in dealing with correspondence would be increased, because of the synergies created through mutual assistance and co- operation between the two services. |
 | | The 20th Regiment, which in 1881 became the Lancashire Fusiliers, saw a great deal of action during the campaign, Sergeant Rule being present at the battles of Alma, Balaclava and Inkerman, where he was wounded, and the Siege of Sebastopol. |
 | | Some Field Post Offices (FPO) were sent to provide postal support to British troops in Ireland (1920-23), China (1927-1940), during the Saar Plebiscite (1935), in Palestine (1936) and to maintain operational efficiency the Postal Section participated in military manoeuvres in the UK (1933, 1934, 1935 and 1937). |
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