‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 14. PART II. (From 16th to 30th September 1915.)’ [30r] (64/276)
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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reinforcements to that side. On these grounds I support in the strongest
possible manner the suggestion made by Sir P. Cox, that the situation is such,
that His Majesty’s Government should be pressed to forward a reply at the
earliest possible moment conveying assurances to the JPBegi and Il-Kham,
and I further urge that his proposed action be sanctioned without a moment s
delay.
Working copy to G. S. (M. O. 1).
Copy to M. S. C., M. S. V., G. S, (M. 0. 2, M. O. 3).
Telegram P., No, 8000, dated 18th September 1915, APPENDIX 278
(Received in War Section, 19th September 1915.) 21818)
Prom—The Secretary, War Office, London,
To—The Quartermaster General in India.
Will you please pass the following information to General Officer Com
manding, Bombay. The following for Eoyal Flying Corps No. 1. (?) Park
Section sailed from Liverpool on freightship “Castalia” on 17th September
1915 for Porce “ D ” via Bombay, where they will tranship :—
Captain A. P. A. Hooper.
Captain S. C. W. Smith.
2nd Lieutenant S. G. Somers Clarke.
2nd Lieutenant N. Pellew.
54 rank and file.
2 aeroplanes.
2 three ton motor lorries.
230 shipping tons of explosives and stores.
Working copy to Q. M. G., G. S. (S. D. 3).
Copy to A. G., M. S. C.
Telegram No. 122-72-1 G., dated 19th September 1915. APPENDIX 279
(Despatched 8-15 a.m., received 1-4)5 p.m.) (-ty- No. 21822)
Prom—The General Officer Commanding, Porce “ D,” Basrah,
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
S.-21644, please say how many required. Scarcity of good men here
suggest you wiring Egypt also.
Working copy to A. G.
Letter No. H.-7870, dated 19th September 1915. APPENDIX 280
Prom—The Secretary to the Government of India, Army Department, (.Z>y. JVo. 21830)
To—The Director of Medical Services in India.
1 am directed to say that the Government of India sanction the engage
ment, temporarily on the terms laid down in Army Department letter
No. H.-4196 (Dy. No. S.-7608), dated the 13th April 1915, of six fully qualified
nurses in India to replace six lady nurses of the Queen Alexandra’s Military
Nursing Service for India who have been detailed for duty with the British
General Hospital, Basrah, and on the com-
4 nurses for General Hospital, Basrah. -posite Hospital Ship “Varela” as noted
2 nurses for Hospital Ship “ Varela.” [ n the mar L gin .
2. The expenditure entailed will be debited in the first instance to the
ordinary grant and head of account, leaving it to the Central War Control er o
debit His Majesty’s Imperial Government with any extra expenditure m con
nection with the service as a whole which may result from the European War.
Telegram P., No. 131-31-0., dated 19th September 1915. APPENDIX 281
(Despatched 0-25 pm., received 10-55 p.m.) (-%• 21849)
From—The General Officer Commanding, Porce “DBasrah,
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
Kindly make following amendments to distribution of troops beyond
Qurnah as given in my No. 131-30-0. (Dy. No. S.-2H39) of 12th September.
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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.
Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
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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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