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'WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 25. PART I. (From 1st to 15th August 1916.)' [153v] (311/334)
The record is made up of 1 volume (163 folios). It was created in 27 Jul 1916-15 Aug 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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Telegram No. 11754' Q. M. G. 2-D., dated 14th August 1916. APPENDIX 281
(Despatched 4-45 p.m., received 2-15 a.m., 15th August 1916.) (Dy, No. 71949)
From—The Secretary, War Office, London,
To—The Commander-in-Chief in India.
Eeference telegram from Viceroy No. 8107 (Dy. No. 71128), demanding
Id motor launches. These boats will have to be built. Second-hand boats not
available. We can build within 3 months. Telegraph amount of dead-weight
number of people to be carried, speed . required; state whether 2 feet draught
loaded must be adhered to. strictly as impossible to construct very satisfactory
launch of this draught if dimensions as to length and breadth must be adhered to.
m • n. ressed G* O* C., and D. D., I. W. T. Basrah, repeated Commander-in-
Chief m India.
Working copy to D. M. S.
Copy to M, S. C., G. S. (M 0. 1)., Q. M. G.
Telegram No. 21553, Cipher, dated 14th August 1916. APPENDIX 282
(Despatched 5-40 p.m., 14th August 1916, received 4 a.m., 15th (Dy. No. 71950)
August 1916.)
From—The Director of Military Intelligence, London,
To—The Commander-in-Chief in India.
Allusions are made in Turkish official communique, dated August 14th, to
operations at Bitlis as on their right and operations Sibnah, Bane, Sakis as in
front of their centre and left. If this is so it appears that Sakis and possibly
JNen come within the scope not of the 2nd Army but of the 6th Army. Please
telegraph views of Russian General Staff.
Are Turkish communiques received by you r
Addressed Marsh repeated Basrah and India.
Working copy to G. S. (M. O. 3).
Copy to M. S! G, M. S V., G. S. (M. 0, I).
Telegram N<v 11795 Q,. M. G.-2, dated 14th August 1916. APPENDIX 288
(Despatched 7-50 p.m., 14th August 1916, received 6-45 a.m,, 15th (Dy. No. 71952)
August 1916.)
From—The Secretary, War Office, London,
To—The Commander-in-Chief in India.
Telegraph weekly report of railway situation.
Addressed Director of Railways, Basrah, repeated Commander-in-Chief in
India.
Working copy to Q. M. G.
Copy to M. S. C., Railway Board, G. S. (M. 0.1. M. 0 2).
Telegram P., No. 129-524-0., dated 13th August 1916. APPENDIX 284
(Despatched 10-45 p.m., received 6-45 a.m., 15th August 1916.) (By. No. 71954)
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” Basrah,
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
August 13th.
Situation quiet on Tigris line. 3 of our machines were attacked by hostile
Fokker which was driven off and brought down. It was then fired on by our
guns and one wing was damaged, and it is hoped that when light improves this
evening the destruction will be completed. Our artillery twice drove off the
Turks who attempted to salve the machine. One pilot wounded—Lieutenant
Rodney, Royal Navy.
No change on Euphrates line.
Addressed Simla, repeated London.
Working copy to G. S. (M. O. 1).
Copy to M. S. C , M. S. V, G. S. (M. 0. 2„ M. 0. 3), F. and
(S. D. 3). '
P, G. S.
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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 1 and 15 August 1916. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include letters, telegrams, and appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations.
A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at folio 16. The volume mostly relates to:
- Updates from the Tigris and Euphrates lines, southern Persia [Iran], and the Russo-Turkish front
- Reinforcements for Force D, including personnel requirements, appointments of officers, and changes in the chief command
- Plans for the relief of various regiments, and arrangements for those going on leave
- River craft: details of craft available, efforts to procure more, the re-erection of craft on arrival, the storage of drinking water on board river craft, and the overall administration of river transport
- Supplies and equipment for Force D, including ice machines, hospital ships, mosquito nets, and slipways for dockyards
- Ration requirements for Force D
- Turkish [Ottoman] forces: estimates of troop numbers, and details of their location and movements
- Proposals for the establishment of machine gun companies
- Progress of railway construction in Mesopotamia
- Reports of German activities
- The whereabouts of Khalil Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. [Halil (Kut) Pāshā]
- Proposals for a prisoner exchange.
The volume also includes:
- Distribution of Force D (ff 3-6, ff 24-26)
- General Organisation of Force D (f 7)
- Composition of Force D (ff 8-13)
- Units of Force D captured at Kut-al-Amarah [Al-Kut] (f 14)
- Names of General Officers with Force D (f 14)
- List of General Officers and Brigade Commanders with Force D (f 15)
- Statements giving the number of guns in use and the numbers of complete rounds up to 30 July (f 21) and 6 August (f 107)
- Returns of the sick and wounded for weeks ending 15 July (f 55), 22 July (f 137)
- Reports of the Royal Flying Corps (f 60 and ff 126-127)
- Statement of the hospitals supplied and under supply for Force D (ff 78-79)
- Strength of Bushire [Bushehr] garrison attached to Force D (f 109)
- Report on the explosion of three ammunition barges on 10 June (ff 109-110)
- A copy of a despatch from the Government of India on the defence of Kut-al-Amarah under Major General Townshend from 3 December 1915 to 29 April 1916 (ff 137-138).
The vast majority of material in the volume dates from August 1916, but there is also a small amount of material which dates from July 1916.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (163 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 165; 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 3-163; 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.
Dimensions: 21 x 33 cm
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