'Addtl Cavalry Bgde for Force D'

Content

This file is comprised of correspondence concerning the provision of an additional Brigade for Force D in Mesopotamia. Issues discussed include: equipment to be supplied; maintaining military strength on the North West Frontier of India (folio 45); date of dispatch; and inclusion of horse artillery.

The correspondents include the Commander-in-Chief, India; the War Office, London; the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Mesopotamia; and the Director of Ordnance Services, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force.

Extent and format

1 file (55 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 57; 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 present in parallel; these numbers are written in coloured crayon and pencil.

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/5/783

History of this record

Date(s)

6 Sep 1917-1 Dec 1917 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Military occupationMilitary administration

Places

Mesopotamia

People & organisations

War OfficeMesopotamia Expeditionary ForceCommander-in-ChiefCommander of the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force

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