‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 47. PART II. (From 16th to 30th June 1918).’

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 30 June 1918. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: letters, telegrams, notes, reports, tables, and memoranda.

An index to the contents of this volume can be found at IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3302. The volume concerns:

• Appreciations [reports] and intelligence summaries from the Directorate of Military Operations dated 17 June 1918 (ff 48-50), 24 June 1918 (ff 216-218)
• Supplies, particularly of cheese, blankets, and boots
• Reports from the Royal Flying Corps of machines in service and pilots available
• The movements of, positions of Russian officers within, and communication with Dunsterforce
• Movement of ships and loads transported
• Lists of officers sailing from England for Aden, Basrah [Basra] and India
• Personnel requirements and reinforcements
• Instructions to secure shipping and rolling stock at Baku, preparations for a siege there, and relations between Armenians and Bolshevics [Bolsheviks]
• Information from Tiflis [Tbilisi]
• Medical conditions and provisions in Mesopotamia
• The despatch of Ford Van Companies
• Information about individual Turkish [Ottoman] prisoners of war
• Proposals by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company to drill oil
• Reports of atrocities committed by Turks on Armenians and the Turkish evacuation of Georgia
• German intentions and activities in the Caucasus
• Appointments of officers in Mesopotamia
• Preparations for the defence of the oil fields.

The following tables appear:

• Strength return and summaries of Force D on 27 April 1918 (ff 5-27), 18 May 1918 (ff 42-45, ff 299-312), 11 May 1918 (ff 143-158), 1 June 1918 (ff 236-239)
• Ration strength of Force D on 25 May 1918 (ff 56-60), 18 May 1918 (ff 85-91), 25 May 1918 (ff 274-280), 8 June 1918 (ff 281-285)
• Distribution of the Turkish Army on 18 June 1918 (ff 65-75), 25 June 1918 (ff 239-241)
• Distribution of Force D on 1 June 1918 (ff 93-102), 8 June 1918 (ff 178-187)
• Weekly return of the sick and wounded on 25 May 1918 (ff 106-107), 1 June 1918 (ff 233-234)
• State of supplies on 17 June 1918 (ff 160-161), 10 June 1918 (ff 192-193)
• Statement of motor vehicles with Force D on 1 May 1918 (ff 198-215).

Extent and format

1 volume (331 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 329; 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: 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/17/5/3302

Former external reference(s)

Volume 47. PART II.

History of this record

Date(s)

27 Apr 1918-30 Jun 1918 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Military suppliesHealthOil wellsMilitary intelligenceMilitary logisticsShippingArmenians

Places

BakuTiflisMesopotamia

People & organisations

DunsterforceMesopotamia Expeditionary ForceWar OfficeChief of the General Staff, IndiaCommander-in-Chief, IndiaDirector of Military Intelligence

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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 47. PART II. (From 16th to 30th June 1918).’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3302, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000112.0x00021c> [accessed 27 August 2024]

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