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Indian Expeditionary Force 'D', General Routine Orders (incomplete) [351r] (718/774)
The record is made up of 2 volumes (379 folios). It was created in 28 Dec 1915-10 Jul 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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351
Correction to "General Instructions, Leave, 1918."
Delete para. 6, and substitute the following :—
(a) . BritishOther Ranks. —All British ranks, other than officers, will-disembark at Bombay and
will proceed direct to the locations mentioned below :
CavalryTo Poona Leave Camp. |
Royal Artillery and Machine Gun Companies.— |
To Deolali Leave Camp.
Infantry. —To the Reserve Battalion (India) to
which their Battalion is affiliated.
Royal Engineers.—All Royal Engineer ranks
(including Inland Water Transport) serving with
Royal Engineer formations to the Royal Engineer
Training Company. Bangalore, Royal Engineer
soldiers of Sapper & Miner Corps, or men of other
arms of the Service attached to Sapper & Miner
Corps should be sent to the depot of the Sapper
Corps to which they are attached overseas.
Signal Service, British.—To the Signal
depot, Poona.
Royal A rmy MediCal Corps.—To be attached
to the Royal Army Medical Corps depot at
Deolali.
Assistant Surgeons to report to the Assistant
Director of Medical Services (Distribution) at
the port of disembarkation
Army Service Corps.—To be attached to the
Army Service Corps depot at Bangalore.
• Miscellaneous Details.—To Poona Leave
Camp.
Delete the note to para. 6 (a >.
Indian All Ranks.—Those shewn in the table below will proceed on arrival in India direct to
the depot of the unit to which they are attached overseas. Those belonging to depots located in the
1st, 2nd, 3rd and 1th Divisions and Karachi Brigade, to disembark at Karachi ; those belonging to
depots located elsewhere to disembark at Bombay : —
Indian Cavalry
,, Artillery
„ Infantry
Sappers & Miners
Signal Units
Imperial Service Troops
Labour and Porter Corps
Syce Corps
Mule Corps
Camel Corps
Bullock Corps
(ft). All Indian combatants and non-combatants (excepting followers) belonging to the following
will proceed to the depots for their own Corps, i.e.
Machine Gun Corps to their depot at Mhow. - J
The Railway and Inland Water Transport personnel to their Railway depot at Dada or Marine
Camp.
(c) . Sub-Assistant Surgeonsto report to the Assistant Director of Medical Services (Distribution)
at the port of disembarkation.
(d) All other Indian miscellaneous establishments, not mentioned above, including all men
belonging to Army Bearer Corps, Army Hospital Corps and Dressers to proceed to special Leave
Camps in the vicinity of Bombay and Karachi.
(e) All followers should return to the depot marked on their pay books
Pon
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The volumes contain the General Routine Orders [until 25 September 1916 referred to as Force Routine Orders] by the Commander of Indian Expeditionary Force D between 28 December 1915 and 10 July 1918, along with annexures to these orders and lists issued with the orders. Topics covered include:
- Appointments and promotions
- Equipment and supplies
- Clothing and rations
- Arrangements for postal and telegraphic communications
- Changes to the organisation of Force D
- Details of those in receipt of honours and rewards
- Compensation awarded
- Interpreters: discharges, postings, and transfers
- Accounts and expenditure
- Pay and allowances
- Reports and forms to be submitted
- Details of Courts Martial
- Local temperature readings and other meteorological observations
- Lists of candidates who have passed the Field Service Tests in Arabic and Turkish.
There are also Orders of the Day relating to the above subjects, as well as two Special Orders of the Day containing messages to the armed forces from George V of Great Britain and Ireland (f 95) and Mary, Queen Consort of George V (f 367).
- Extent and format
- 2 volumes (379 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio of volume one (ff 1-188) and terminates at the last folio of volume two (ff 189-378); these numbers are printed 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers of the two volumes. The sequence contains one foliation anomaly, f 308a.
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- Indian Expeditionary Force 'D', General Routine Orders (incomplete)
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- front-a, back-a, spine-a, edge-a, head-a, tail-a, front-b, back-b, spine-b, edge-b, head-b, tail-b, front-a-i, 1r:188v, back-a-i, front-b-i, 189r:308v, 308ar:308av, 309r:378v, back-b-i
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