‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 15. PART II. (From 16th to 31st October 1915.)’

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 16 and 31 October 1915. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include letters, memoranda, and telegrams.

A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at the start of IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3238. The volume mostly relates to:

• Appreciations [reports] and intelligence summaries from the Directorate of Military Operations
• Proposals for an advance on Baghdad
• Reinforcements for Force D, including medical personnel
• Staff appointments and movements
• Supplies and equipment for Force D, including river craft, ammunition, and medical supplies
• The erection of workshops at Amarah [Al ‘Amarah]
• Intelligence on Turkish forces
• Details of a potential aviation unit in Mesopotamia.

The following tables appear:

• The effective strengths of Force D (ff 5 and 117-118)
• The distribution of the troops in Force D (ff 20, 30-32, and 92)
• Quartermaster-General’s Embarkation Statement (ff 144-149).

The vast majority of material in the volume dates from October 1915, but there is also a small amount of material which dates from July and September 1915.

Extent and format

1 volume (149 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 151; 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 3-149; 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

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/17/5/3239

Former external reference(s)

Volume 15. PART II.

History of this record

Date(s)

26 Jul 1915-31 Oct 1915 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Military suppliesMilitary deploymentMilitary equipmentMilitary logistics

Places

Mesopotamia

People & organisations

Secretary of State for IndiaMesopotamia Expeditionary ForceIndian Army, Quartermaster-GeneralCommander-in-ChiefViceroy and Governor-General of India in CouncilChief of the General Staff, IndiaWar Office, Directorate of Military Operations

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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 15. PART II. (From 16th to 31st October 1915.)’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3239, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000112.0x0001dd> [accessed 26 August 2024]

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