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‘RETURN SHOWING THE ACTUAL STRENGTH OF THE ARMY AND ROYAL AIR FORCE IN INDIA INCLUDING PERSIAN GULF PORTS, THE E. P. FORCE, S. PERSIA AND S. E. PERSIA AND ADEN ON THE 1st February 1924’ [‎54v] (24/78)

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The record is made up of 1 file (39 folios). It was created in 1 Feb 1924. 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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This file contains strength returns from units of the Indian Army, the British Army, and the Royal Air Force in British India, as well as forces deployed in Persia [Iran] (covering South Persia, Southeast Persia, and the E[ast] P[ersia] Force), the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ports, and Aden, issued by the Adjutant-General in India.

The strength returns detail the number of personnel serving with military branches and individual units as of 1 February 1924, grouped under the following categories:

  • ‘Combatant Services – Regular Forces’
  • ‘Auxiliary Force – India’
  • ‘Military Police and Levies’
  • ‘Imperial Service Troops’
  • ‘Miscellaneous Units’
  • ‘Departmental and Administrative Services’.

The returns are further divided into sub-categories such as: sanctioned and actual strength; British and Indian officers, other ranks, and followers; ‘Class I’ and ‘Class II’ or ‘Class A’ and ‘Class B’ personnel; ‘Active’, ‘Reserve’, and ‘Cadet’ personnel; and ‘Mounted’ and ‘Foot’ personnel.

Some returns contain footnotes with additional details about specific units.

The file was printed in Simla [Shimla] and is marked ‘GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS 1924’.

The file is bound in a volume with shelfmarks IOR/L/MIL/17/5/1290 and 1292-1301.

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1 file (39 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 43, and terminates at f 81, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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.

Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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‘RETURN SHOWING THE ACTUAL STRENGTH OF THE ARMY AND ROYAL AIR FORCE IN INDIA INCLUDING PERSIAN GULF PORTS, THE E. P. FORCE, S. PERSIA AND S. E. PERSIA AND ADEN ON THE 1st February 1924’
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