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'Report from Gen Sir John Eccles Nixon, Commanding I.E.F. 'D', on the Operations on the Euphrates 26th June-25th July 1915 (including the battle of Nasiriyah)' [61] (82/108)
The record is made up of 1 volume (52 folios). It was created in 1915. 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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6i
APPENDIX 0.
12TH INDIAN DIVISION.
Strength of 1st reinforcement; July lltk-lSth.
Unit.
British
Officers.
Indian
Officers.
British
Ranks.
Indian
^ Ranks.
Followers.
Head-quarters 12th Brigade
3
...
6
6
I
Royal West Kent Regiment (less |
battalion).
44th Merwaras ...
11
11
16
286
• ••
501
1
56
67th Punjabis ... ...
11
610
51
90th Punjabis
11
16
...
628
42
Brigade Supply Section...
1
...
4
...
20
Brigade Signal Section ...
I
...
8
21
4
Head-quarters and 1 Section i -5th
Hants Battery.
2
1
3 1
...
1
T otal ...
5*
48
335
1 ,766
175
APPENDIX D.
ENEMY'S STRENGTH.
Date.
Estimated.
Actual.
Remarks.
8. h July ... ...
2,000 Men ... ...
8 Guns
2 Machine Guns „.
2,500 Men,
10 Guns.
2 Machine Guns,
18th July „. *
4,000 Men ... ...
10*14 Guns ...
2 Machine Guns ...
3,500 Men ... ...
15 Guns
2 Machine Guns ...
Maximum Arab reports:—
7,000 men and
18 Guns.
23rd July ... ...
4,500 Men ...
13 Guns
2 Machine Guns ...
4,200 Men .«• ...
15 Guns ...
2 Machine Guns
!
Maximum Arab reports; —
i ■
6,000 men and
18 Guns.
N ote .—Our information
as to kind of guns was
wrong on 18th, nearly
correct on 23rd.
very doubtful.
cssGSB
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This file contains despatches regarding British military operations on the Euphrates river carried out from 26 June to 25 July 1915. The file contains an introductory letter from General Sir John Eccles Nixon of Indian Expeditionary Force "D" to the Chief of the General Staff, Army Head Quarters, India (folios 4-5) that is followed by two reports written by Major-General Sir George Frederick Gorringe, Commander of 12th Indian Division.
The first report concerns operations from 26 June to 5 July (folios 6-9) and the second (folios 21-34) concerns operations from 6 July to 25 July.
Both reports contain a number of appendices containing further details of the military operations and also include several maps and illustrations related to the operations (folios 12-13, 16, 19-20 and 36-38).
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- 1 volume (52 folios)
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An introductory letter followed by two reports which themselves are followed by appendices.
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Condition: A bound, printed volume.
Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the inside back cover; 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.
Please note that folio 51 is housed within folio 52.
Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'Report from Gen Sir John Eccles Nixon, Commanding I.E.F. 'D', on the Operations on the Euphrates 26th June-25th July 1915 (including the battle of Nasiriyah)'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1a:1d, 1:16, 17a, 18a, 19, 19a, 20:21, 22a, 23:26, 27a, 28a, 29:57, 57a, 58a, 59a, 60a, 61:84, 86, back-i
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