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The record is made up of 1 volume (275 folios). It was created in 21 Sep 1918-30 Nov 1918. 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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MESOPOTAMIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.
British Contingent, dated 6th October 1918.
—
Officers.
Other
ranks.
W. A. A. C.
C oloured
natives.
Total.
Total Effective Strength
...
...
6,589
75,115
4* •
•
6,454
88,158
War Establishment
...
...
7,107
72,899
• • a
6,825
Surplus ...
t • •
...
• • .
2,216
a • a
a • •
Deficiency
...
...
518
• • •
• • •
371
Reinforcements available—
- Off.
0. R.
Trained
289
6,519
Partly trained
...
4* «
Total
289
6,519
289
6,519
...
6,808
Coloured Natives
Actual Surplus
j Actual Deficiency
Pt included in above—
Officers in hospital ...
Patients, other ranks
Permanently unfit personnel *
temporary
Prisoners under detention...
» _ of war
waiting passage eu 1 -Mesopotamia
’*229
462
2
2
’*’31
20
8,735
8,797
5,591
281
61
6,838
377
->
•••
• •a
>
371
17,017
Total of Contingent
...
...
...
...
...
111,983
| e ^ive streiifftl; ttlCerS anC ^ ® ,s ’ ar ° em P^°J e( i various units on L. or 0. and i:
I units if In ■^ 11 ^ Q- or Corps Pool Troops should be shown under Keinforcements or in
I borne against an establishment.
the strength of
211
MESOPOTAMIAN EXPEDITIONARY PORCE.
Indian Contingent, dated 5th October 1918.
Total Effective Strength
War Establishment
Surplus
Deficiency
Reinforcements available.
Officers.
Other
ranks.
Followers,
2,398
109,427
139,296
2,751
108,442
124,082
• • •
985
15,214
353
»• a
Cloured Total.
natives.
251,121
Off. 0. R. Foils.
Trained ... 118 8,870 2,913
Partly Trained
Total ... 118 8,870 2,913
118
8,870
2,913
11,901
Coloured Natives ...
Actual Surplus ... ...
...
9,855
18,127
Actual Deficiency ...
235
*•«
Not included in above.
Officers in hospital
75
... “1
Patients, other ranks
»• •
5,479
8,601
Permanently unfit personnel* ...
18
967
89
Temporary „ ,,
• . .
133
31
16,728
Prisoners under detention
• • a
126
79
• ••
„ of war ... ... ...
a • •
• • •
• . .
a • •
Details awaiting passage ^-Mesopotamia ...
39
697
1,291
...
Total of Contingent ... ... ... 279,748
* Of these 17 Officers, 829 0. R.’s and 63 Followers are employed with various units, L. of C., and included
in total effective strength.
Note. —Any G. H. Q. or Corps Pool Troops should be shown under Reinforcements or in the strength o£
units if borne against an establishment.

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Content

The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D (also known as the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force) between 16 and 30 November 1918. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, letters, memoranda, and tables.

An index to the contents of this volume can be found at the start of IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3311. The volume concerns:

  • Military personnel issues, including: recruitment, reinforcements, and the transfer of officers
  • Supply of food, equipment, ordnance, construction materials and other items to Force D
  • Preparations for the demobilisation of Force D
  • Demobilisation of the Turkish [Ottoman] Army
  • Prisoner of war exchanges
  • Railway, river, and port traffic in Mesopotamia [Iraq]
  • The British occupation of the Mosul Vilayet
  • Construction of railways in Mesopotamia
  • Post-war economic and political conditions in Mesopotamia
  • The creation of new governments in Mesopotamia, Syria, and Palestine
  • Discussion of the Anglo-French Declaration and its significance for Mesopotamia
  • Proposal for the creation of a British-administered ‘Kurdish State’ centred on Sulaimaniyah [Sulaymaniyah]
  • Transfer of Mesopotamian public debts, archives, and other state assets from the Turkish to the British administration
  • Official examination of the 49th Bengal Infantry
  • British occupation of Baku and Batum [Batumi]
  • British policy in the Caucasus, including: the British intention to ‘police’ the region between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea; proposed disarming of ‘the 6 ½ million inhabitants of Trans-Caucasia’; and the proposed British recognition of autonomous governments in Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan
  • British military support for White Russian and other anti-Bolshevik forces
  • Intelligence concerning German troop numbers and movements in the Caucasus and Anatolia Peninsula that forms most of modern-day Turkey.
  • Intelligence concerning Turkish troop numbers and movements in the Caucasus and Anatolia Peninsula that forms most of modern-day Turkey.
  • Political events in Constantinople [Istanbul]
  • Supply issues for British units in Persia [Iran]
  • Request from the Shah of Persia that Persia be represented at future peace negotiations.

The volume also contains:

  • Distribution and composition of Force D, including details of lines of communication and general organisation (ff 56-64)
  • Report of pilots and aircraft available for service in Mesopotamia, 14 November 1918 (f 3), 21 November 1918 (f 120)
  • Ration strength of Force D on 5 October 1918 (ff 92-96), 12 October 1918 (ff 18-22, 175-179), 19 October 1918 (ff 117-120), 26 October 1918 (ff 72-74)
  • Strength return of Force D on 21 September 1918 (ff 22-34), 28 September 1918 (ff 198-210), 19 October 1918 (ff 90-92), 26 October 1918 (ff 261-262)
  • Ammunition return of Force D on 5 October 1918 (ff 210-221), 25 October 1918 (f 39), 29 October 1918 (ff 84-85), 5 November 1918 (f 85), 12 November 1918 (f 99), 19 November 1918 (f 264)
  • Weekly return of sick and wounded dated 12 October 1918 (ff 76-77), 19 October 1918 (ff 169-170)
  • State of supplies on 7 November 1918 (ff 110-111), 20 November 1918 (ff 262-263)
  • Distribution Report showing number and condition of motor vehicles with Force D, 1 October 1918 (ff 223-244).
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1 volume (275 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 273; these numbers are printed, and are located in the bottom centre of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.

Dimensions: 21 x 33cm

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Title
‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 52. PART II. (From 16th to 30th November 1918.)’
Pages
front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:273v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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