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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 23 PART II (From 16thto 30thJune 1916)’ [57r] (118/274)
The record is made up of 1 volume (133 folios). It was created in 21 May 1916-30 Jun 1916. 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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Railway 2 feet 6 inches gauge. Railway Board consider that on account of the
lightness of the track the employment of ambulance trains may be unsafe.
Record copy to D.M.S.
Copy to Q.M.G., Railway Board.
Telegram P., No. 60898, dated 21st June 1916. APPENDIX 314
(Despatched 4 P.M.) (Diary No. 60898)
From—The Chief of the General Staff, Simla.
To—The G. O. C, Force “D," Basrah,
Reference my 59159, dated 13th June. Owing to delay in the return of
i-ist Home Counties Brigade, the re-armament of Territorial Artillery is being
held up.
Please wire when the despatch of this Brigade to India may be expected.
Record copy to G.S. (M.O. 2).
Copy to M.S.C., D.G.O., D.S.D.
Telegram P., No. 18119-Cypher, D. S. D., dated 20th June 1916, APPENDIX 315
(Despatched 10-10 P.M., received 12-5 P.M., zist June 1916) (D’ary No. 60903)
From—The Secretary, War Office, London.
To—The Commander-in Chief in India, Simla.
Our 17929 (Dy. No. 59962), your 60460.
To provide the requisite numbers for an independent Cavalry Brigade one
additional field troop is being despatched. Two Hotchkis guns per squadron
accompanies each regiment.
The units below proceed dismounted. “ V ” Battery, R. H. A. 13th Hussars
and Ammunition Column but will take saddlery and harness. The horses
required for above are Ammunition Column 121 draught 15 riding, Battery,
R. H. A., 155 draught, 98 riding, 13th Hussars, 74 draught, 472 riding.
You will be acquainted later as regards sailings.
Working copy to Q M.G., G.S. (M.O. 2).
Copy to M.S.C., M.S.V., D.G.M.W., D.G.O., G.S. (M.O. 1).
Telegram P., No. 18122-Cypher-M.I., dated 20th June 1916, APPENDIX 316
(Despatched 9-55 P M., received 12-5 P.M., 21st June 1916.) (Diary No. 60904)
From—The Director, Military Intelligence, War Office, London.
To—The Commander-in-Chief in India, Simla.
Marsh under L.-I95, dated June 19th sends the following. Begins,
Please communicate the following to Force “D.” Begins. My telegram
M.A.- 26 of June 16th and your telegram I.G.-3024 of June 14th. There has
recently been opened an ice free port at Semenovo (with a harbour much
larger than Alexandrovsk), for Kola and connected with it by a railway 25
miles long.
Semenovo is 30 miles by sea to the E. of Kola.
Addressed Basrah, repeated India.
Working copy to G.S. (M.O. 3).
Copy to M.S.C., M.S.V, G.S. (M.O. 1, M O. 2).
1401GSB
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- 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 1916. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, letters, tables, and memoranda containing instructions and reports.
The volume mostly relates to:
- Reinforcements and supplies for Force D, including: weapons; airplanes; ammunition; clothing; river and sea craft; equipment; animals; and hospital services
- Staff: appointments; recruitment; changes in command; salaries; illnesses; and leave
- Re-organisation of some staff structures
- Processes for sending packages and gifts to troops
- Prisoners of war
- Updates from the Tigris line, especially at Kut [Al-Kut, also rendered as Kut-al-Amarah in text] and Sannaiyat [As Sina‘yat]
- Updates from the Euphrates line, especially at Badar and Nasiriyah
- Activities and movements of Ibn Rashid, Shaikh of Shammar Arabs [Saʿūd bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Rashīd, Emir of Ha‘il]
- Intelligence about the Turkish [Ottoman] Army: commanders; plans towards Kermanshah [also rendered in text as Kirmanshah]; possible attacks on Nasiriyah and Serdesht; distributions on the Caucasus and Persian [Iranian] fronts; status in Syria and on the Tigris line
- Communications with the French Army
- ‘Friendly Kurds’ between Amadia [Amadiya] and Neri
- Arrests of high-level German army officials in Persia
- Functions of the Arab Bureau
- Construction of railways
- Proposals for a modified inspection centre at Fao [Al-Faw] to prevent enemy ships entering the Shatt-al-Arab
- Violence at Karbala [also rendered in text as Kerbella], including copy of a letter describing the events written by inhabitants of Karbala and addressed to the Persian Government and leaders of the Kashgai [Qashqāy] and Bakhtiari [Bakhtiyārī] (ff 85-86).
The volume also includes:
- Appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations summarising the situation in Mesopotamia on 19 June (ff 39-41) and 26 June (ff 100-101)
- Distribution of Force D for week commencing 25 June 1916 (ff 90-94).
A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at the start of IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3254.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (133 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 135; 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 3-133; 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
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:84v, 86v:134v, back-i
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