British Forces Post Office

[3][4] When sending mail from the UK to a member of HM Forces serving overseas, the sender must address it to the appropriate BFPO number, and not to the country in which that person is based.

For security reasons, mail from HM Forces to civilian addresses in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland must be handed directly to BFPO staff, not placed in the post box, and must not have a return military address displayed on the envelope.

The e-bluey was first conceived by Brigadier Barry Cash, CE of the British Forces Post Office (now retired).

The e-bluey equipment was maintained by Technical Support Services (TSS), a department within BFPO London, since its inception.

[9] One of the services that is provided by some of the British Forces Post Offices is the issuing and cashing of postal orders.

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle make mention of messengers being sent by King Edward the Elder (899–924) to recall members of the Kent fyrd,[10] but it is generally regarded that the origins of the postal services stem from the King's Messengers (Nuncii et Cursores) of medieval times.

In particular the Royal Post established in the reign of King Edward IV (1461–83) to support his troops engaged in a war against Scotland.

[11] A dedicated military postal unit, the Army Post Office Corps was formed in 1882.