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'Who's Who in Mesopotamia, General Staff, India (Serial No. 10)' [13r] (30/280)
The record is made up of 1 volume (136 folios). It was created in 1916. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Addai-al-Jaryan .—A Shaikh of the Al-bu-Sultan at Ghabishi.
Adam Bey. —(1) It is said that this is a German, who calls himself Bazgir
Bey. One Adam Bey controls the Hillah area for re
cruiting. (4th June 1915). One Adam Bey, Major,
vas Officer Commanding at Sinn (.3td August 1915);
one Officer Commanding, 113lh Regiment, fell from his
horse and was replaced by Nuri Bey. (3rd October 1915).
(2) Effrndi, 2nd-Lieutenant in 1st Company, 1st Camelry.
(3rd Eebruary 1916).
'Adil Bey. —(1) Captain, Officer Commanding Engineering Battalion at
Diyalah during battle of Gtesiphon. One, probably the
• same, was Captain of Engineers at the fall of Nasiriyah
(23rd July 1915), one ’Adil EfTendi is Officer Command
ing, 1-12 Sappers (2nd October 1915); the Captain
’Adil Effendi is Officer Commanding, Engineer Com
pany, 35th E. A., Xilllh Army Corps. (2nd Eebruary
1916).
(2) Officer Commanding Turks at Suq-al*Sheyukh, Decem
ber 1914. Quarrelled with ’Ajaimi, and, with ’Ali
Bey, went up the Gharraf with all the troops. (29th
April 1915).
(3) Major on Headquarter Staff to Halim Bey at fall of
Nasiriyah (21st June 1915) ; Staff Major to Ahmad Bey,
(30th July 1915). Chief of Staff at Ctesiphon. (Are
(2) and (3) the same ?)
(4) Bey, originally Officer Commanding 105th Regiment.
(31st January 1916).
*Adil-nl-Snlfan —Brother of
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
-i*Nusrat. With help of Bakhtiaris
has exterminated the rebels. (11th April 1916).
'Agab ibn ’ A jll .—Shaikh of the ’Abdah Shammar, camping 6 miles S W.
of Abu Ghar (23rd March 1916). They were with ’Ajaimi in September
Agha 'Ali Asghar Kirman .—A German Agent, said to have taken 6.000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
and four (?) medals for Behristan Chiefs from the German Government
(3rd March 1916). Left Kirman with stores about mid-January 1916.
Agba Badr .—British Agent at
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
, Lingah, murdered on 8th
April 1916.
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The volume is Who's Who in Mesopotamia, General Staff, India . The volume is marked confidential and was printed in Delhi by Superintendent Government Printing in 1916.
The volume the is an abbreviated edition and consists of an alphabetical list of the 'more important persons' occurring in the files of the Intelligence Branch of the Indian Expeditionary Force 'D' between December 1914 and August 1916. It was compiled and issued by the Intelligence Branch itself. The list is mostly individuals, but includes some families.
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- 1 volume (136 folios)
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The volume is arranged alphabetically by name of entry in the list.
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The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 138; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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