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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 23 PART II (From 16thto 30thJune 1916)’ [131r] (266/274)
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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APPENDIX 441
(Diary No. 62545)
Telegram No. 62545, dated 30th June 1916.
(Despatched 5 P.M.)
From—The Chief of the General Staff, Simla.
To—The G* O. C., Force ‘‘ D ”, Basrah.
Reference 684-15^., dated June 22nd Wo. 6/260).
a, n°u y 1 P rlntin S „ and . 1 section remain in India and are required for
the field army on mobilization. To form new sections will require considerable
time., n view of this can your needs be met by a redistribution of sections
now in the field supplemented if available by a portion of a printing company
from England. See War Establishments Part seven new armies page one nine
merits nd ^ SeCtl ° n ° f a P rintin S company would meet your require-
A further communication will be sent later regarding the two printing sections
asked for in your 684-17-A., June 27th (£y. No. 62084).
Record copy to G.S. (M.O. 2).
Copy to M.S.C., A.G.
Telegram No. 1629-2-A., dated 30th June 1916. APPENDIX 442
(Despatched 11-20 P.M., 29th June i 9 i 6 , received 10-30 A.M,, (Diary No. 62^2)
30th June 1916.)
From—The G. O.C., Force" D,” Basrah,
To—The Chief of the General Staff, Simla.
Should be grateful of your assistance in following matter. Have a large
number of temporary sub-Lieutenants R. I. M. and Lieutenants here in command
of river fleet. Some of. these officers have been employed on above service
tor oyer a year and in many cases performed exceptionally good work.
er ormance of their duties has entailed their being under heavy fire from enemy.
Am therefore desirous that they should receive some recognition not only as
regards selected individuals but for the encouragement of whole class. Mill*
tary Cross cannot be awarded as by its rules can only be given to an officer of
land forces^ D. S. O. could be awarded but consider it should be reserved for
cases of different nature to that under reference.
Am of opinion Distinguished Service Cross would best meet the case
1 D aP T P ^ en ^ y rr PUrely na ^ al , orderand confined to His Majesty’s Navy.. But
asR IM Officers are liable when called upon for service with His Majesty’s
fleet it is hoped that they might be held eligible to receive (it). Would he glad
to know if you think it would be possible to move Admirallty to arrange that
you be specially empowered to award 6 Distinguished Service ' Crosses at once
and subsequently say 2 crosses per mensem to officers of R. I M to be selected
by me in consultation with S. N. O. Mesopctmia. There are at present 151
officers navigating river fleet on Mesopotamia rivers. This number will increase
as fleet increases. Feel most strongly that step should be taken to recoginse
tangibly services performed by these officers but that it is practically impossible
unless proposal now suggested or some similar one can be adopted.
=^A d . dre w ed nm 0mm , and f‘ in ‘ Chief ’ Bomba y- re P eated C.G. S.. Simla and
secretary, War Office, London.
Working copy to A. D. (Marine).
Copy to M. S.C.
127
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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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- ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 23 PART II (From 16thto 30thJune 1916)’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:84v, 86v:134v, back-i
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