‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 5. (December 10th to December 31st, 1914.)’

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 10 and 31 December 1914. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include letters and telegrams containing reports, instructions, and casualty lists.

A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at folio 2 under the subheading ‘Consolidating Position’:

• ‘Engineer Field Park sailed’
• ‘Turkish [Ottoman] prisoners sent to India’
• ‘Reinforcements sailed’
• ‘Sniping at Qurneh [Al Qurnah]’
• ‘No. 104 Heavy Battery mobilized’
• ‘Sniping at Qurneh’
• The arrival at Basrah [Basra] of: Survey Section; 1 Company Sirmoor Sappers and Miners; and Search-light Section.

Topics also covered include: requests for supplies and equipment; the movements of Turkish troops; plans for the administration of Basrah; and the activities of Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd, also known as Ibn Saud].

Summaries of the contents of previous volumes can be found at folio 1.

The title page contains the following reference: ‘9th December. Turkish Surrender at Qurneh.’

The bulk of the material dates from 10-31 December 1914, but the volume also contains a small number of copies of telegrams dated from November and early December 1914.

Extent and format

1 volume (73 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 (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 71; 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: 21x33cm

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3227

Former external reference(s)

Volume 5.

History of this record

Date(s)

13 Nov 1914-31 Dec 1914 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Prisoners of WarWar casualtiesMilitary deploymentMilitary occupationMilitary communicationsMilitary suppliesMilitary logisticsMilitary intelligence

Places

QurnehBasrahMesopotamia

People & organisations

Chief of the General Staff, IndiaMesopotamia Expeditionary Force

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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 5. (December 10th to December 31st, 1914.)’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3227, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000112.0x0001d1> [accessed 4 October 2024]

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