‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 17. PART I. (From 1st to 15th December 1915.)’ [117v] (239/488)
The record is made up of 1 volume (240 folios). It was created in 15 Sep 1915-15 Dec 1915. 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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APPENDIX 359
(Dy. No. 30391)
Telegram No. S.-30391, dated 12th December 1915.
(Despatched 11-45 a..m.)
From—The Chief of the General Staff,
To—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” Basrah.
The following officers have been ordered to embark for Force “ D ” to
reinforce British Infantry units and should arrive shortly :—Captains Downs,
Norfolk Begiment; R. H Crake, King’s Own Scottish Borderers, to Oxford
and Bucks; Simonet, Yorkshires, to 2nd Dorsets; Hooton, Yorkshires, to
Oxford and Bucks; Stephens, Oxford and Bucks; Majors C. L. Matthews,
Durham?, to 2nd Norfolks ; A. S. Weldon, North Staffords, to 2nd Dorsets;
E. H, Haseldine, Liverpools, to 2nd Dorsets; F. N. Thorne, Royal Sussex, to
Oxford and Bucks; Carter, Oxford and Bucks ; Stapleton, Oxford and Bucks;
2nd-Lieutenants Monaghan, Norfolks ; Lester Garland, l-4th Hants.
Record copy to M. S. C.
Telegram P., No. 0507-Q., dated 11th December 1915. APPENDIX 360
(Despatched 9-15 p.m., received 6-f5 a.m., 12th December 1915.) (•ty* 30392)
From—The General Officer Commanding, Egypt, Cairo,
To—The Commander-in-Chief in India.
Please repeat following to
Base Commandant,
, Basrah
:— Begins.
On De-
cember 10th following sailed for Basrah :—
Unit,
British
officers.
Indian Indian
officers. other ranks.
Followers.
Horses,
Mules.
“ Baroda ”(?)
S. and T. Corps , .
• • •
10
...
51
125th Rifles .
13
18 863
and 4 machine guns.
67
14
24
“Nurani.”
k* and T, Corps
42
1
102
82nd Punjabis , t
i'i
*9 723
and 4 machine guns.
47
14
24
170
Lake Manitoba. — 6 th Jats, 1 British officer only. R. F. C. 2 British
officers only. These are in addition to those embarked at Marseilles.
Dnits on board c Baroda ” and “Nurani ” did not take tents.
Balance of mules 125th Rifles will follow if ships are available.
92nd Punjabis (? maxim or Vickers maxims) 48 belt boxes, 8 pair (racks ?)
belt boxes.
Addressed C.-in-C. in India, repeated Secretary, W. O., London.
Working copy to Q. M. G.
Copy to M. S. C., M. S. V., A. G., D. G. O., G. S. (M. O. 1 , M. 0. 2,
M. O. 3, S. D. 3).
Telegram P., No. S.-30395, dated 12th December 1915. APPENDIX 361
(Despatched 1-50 p.m.) (Z>y. No. 30395)
From—The Chief of the General Staff,
To—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” Basrah.
We shall be glad to have your views as to whether you consider any ex
pansion of your British and Indian Base depot is required consequent on increase
in strength of your force. It is possible that the formation of auxiliary depdts
higher up your line of communications may be desired.
Record copy to A. G.
Copy to M. S. G, G. S (M. O 2).
Letter No. 607G-5 (0.-8), dated 10th December 1915. APPENDIX 362
(Received in War Section on 12th December 1915.) (Dy. No. 30397)
From—The Director General of Ordnance in India,
To—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” Basrah.
I am directed to acknowdedge receipt of the demand (Ly. No. S.-29097)
for Ordnance stores bearing your Deputy Director of Ordnance Services’
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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 December 1915. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include letters, memoranda, telegrams, and intelligence summaries and appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations.
A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at folios 7-9. The volume mostly relates to:
- General Charles Townshend’s withdrawal to Kut-al-Amarah [al-Kut], attacks by Turkish [Ottoman] forces on the town, and plans for its relief
- The supply of river craft for Force D
- Reinforcements and other personnel for Force D, with particular details of the Meerut and Lahore divisions which are being despatched from France (ff 197-205)
- Supplies and equipment for Force D
- Intelligence regarding reinforcements for and movements of Turkish forces, and their equipping by Germany.
The following tables appear:
- Composition of Force D (ff 3-6)
- Effective strengths of the fighting units of Force D (ff 154 and 184).
The vast majority of material in the volume dates from December 1915, but there is also a small amount of material which dates from September and November 1915.
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- 1 volume (240 folios)
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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 commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 242; 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 11-240; 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 33cm
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