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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 14. PART II. (From 16th to 30th September 1915.)’ [23r] (50/276)
The record is made up of 1 volume (134 folios). It was created in 14 May 1915-30 Sep 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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are not so satisfactory in hot climates as they are in Europe, they can with care
be kept running.
The following notes regarding them are sent for the information of the
Aviation Unit with Indian Expeditionary Eorce “ D ” :—
(1) Special attention should be paid to sparking plugs, Oleo 27-Gr. has
been found satisfactory.
(2) Slightly smaller carburettor jets and petrol of a higher specific gravity
than that used in England give improved results.
I am to say that efforts are being made to provide machines fitted with
stationary engines for service with Eorce “ D ” and it is hoped that the first
Curtiss aeroplanes will shortly be available.
Telegram No. S.-21704), dated 18th September 1915, APPENDIX 262
(Despatched 12-50 p.m.) No. 21704)
From~The Chief of the General Staff,
To—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” Amarah.
Temporary Lieutenant N. N. Cowasjee, I.M S., proceeded to Basrah in
hired transport “ Umeta ” as reinforcement. Beference my S.-15959, 23rd
July, Captain E. S. Smith, I.M.S., will be despatched to Basrah by first public
opportunity.
Record copy to D M. S.
Telegram No. S.-21706, dated 18th September 1915. APPENDIX 263
(Despatched 2-20 p.m.) (-Zty. iVb. 21706)
From—The Chief of the General Staff,
To—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” Amarah.
Reference your Deputy Director of Medical Services 0.-9—22 {Dy. No.
8.-20739) of 8th September. It is regretted that 20 British Nursing Orderlies
required for British General Hospital cannot be supplied from India. They
should therefore be provided from the Eorce under your command.
Record copy to D. M. S.
Telegram No. S.-21707, dated 18th September 1915. APPENDIX 264:
(Despatched 2-20 p.m.) (Ity. Ao. 21707)
From—-The Chief of the General Staff,
To—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” Amarah.
Reference your Deputy Director of Medical Services H.-4-299 (Dy. No.
S.-21495), 15th September. The interval of 14 days is not convenient, hav
ing regard to time to be spent in dock, etc. It is suggested that a Hospital
Ship leaves Bombay for Basrah every ten days. Do you concur.
»
Record copy to D. M. S.
Copy to Q. M. G.
Telegram P., 129—184-1., dated 17th September 1915. APPENDIX 265
(Despatched 11-10 p.m. received 11-10 a.m., 18th September 1915.) {JOy. No. 21711)
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D/ ; Amarah,
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
The following is addressed to Chief of the General Staff and repeated to
Secretary of State for India and Inspector General of Communications.
Tigris Line .—A very fine reconnaissance without observer, on Martinsyde
machine, was made by Major Reilly on 16th. A widely extended position
has been prepared astride the Tigris at Sinn (about 7 miles N orth-East of Kut-al-
Amarah) by enemy. Right flank of position rests on detached work and left
flank on marshy ground. Eurther useful information, which was confirmed,
was gained by cavalry reconnaissance on morning 17th. At Sannaiyat, right
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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 September 1915. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, letters, memoranda, lists and tables.
The volume mostly relates to:
- Reinforcements and supplies for Force D, including: river craft; aeroplanes; road vehicles; personnel; food; weapons; and ammunition
- Staff appointments and details of injured and sick officers
- Updates on progress at the Tigris line, especially at Sinn, Sannaiyat [As Sina‘yat] and Kut-al Amarah [Al-Kut]
- Proposals to advance on Baghdad after taking Kut-al Amarah
- Distributions of Force D (f 50) and of the Turkish [Ottoman] troops (f 123)
- Russo-Turkish operations at Van
- Discussions of the situation in Persia [Iran], including the impact that the withdrawal of British Consul, Thomas George Grahame, from Isfahan to Ahwaz [Ahvaz] has had on employees of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company
- Conversations between Sir Percy Zachariah Cox, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and the Shaikh of Muhammareh [Khorramshahr] with regards to negotiating with leaders of the Bakhtiari [Bakhtīyārī] tribal confederation to protect the oil fields and ‘maintain order’ in Arabistan [Khuzestan]
- The rejection of Turkish forces from Najaf [An-Najaf] by the local population
- Discussions about how to govern holy places between the Basrah [Basra] Vilayet [a province under the Ottoman Empire] and Baghdad in anticipation of them coming under British control, and the extent to which the Persian Government should be consulted on this matter.
The volume also includes:
- Appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations summarising the situation in Mesopotamia on 20 September (ff 47-48) and 27 September 1915 (f 113)
- A ‘Brief report on the possibilities of the Development of Irrigation in the Basrah District’ by Lieutenant P A Stoddard, Indian Army Reserve Officer (Special Irrigation Officer), (ff 64-71), which is accompanied by comments from Cox and Brigadier-General Joseph Cameron Rimington, Royal Engineers
- Copies of correspondence between Edmund George Barrow, Military Secretary, 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. , and Bertram Blakiston Cubitt, Under-Secretary of State for India, on the subject of aviation units for service in India and Mesopotamia, which include tables of personnel and vehicles required (ff 91-96)
- The Quartermaster General’s Embarkation Statement, listing reinforcements and details for Force D which embarked at Bombay [Mumbai] and Karachi (ff 128-134).
The vast majority of material in the volume dates from September 1915, with the exception of a small amount of material which dates from May, June and August 1915.
A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at the start of IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3236.
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- 1 volume (134 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 136; 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 3-134; 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.
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- ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 14. PART II. (From 16th to 30th September 1915.)’
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