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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 14. PART II. (From 16th to 30th September 1915.)’ [47r] (98/276)
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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telegram P., No. 8063-Ciplier, dated 20tli September 1915. APPENDIX 306
(Despatched 3-30 p.m., received 1-40 a.m., 21st September 1915.) (Dy. No. 21953)
From—The Secretary, War Office, London,
To—The Commander-in-Chief in India.
Marsh telegraphs as follows—No. T. P. L.-26, dated September 18th :
Pirstly. Please see my T. P. L.-4 (-Zty* -No- S.-19948), August 26th,
“ Odessa ” has sent the following to Sebastopol:—
(a) On August 29th, 3 battalions of the 2 nd Army Corps were sent by
rail to the Dardanelles from Constantinople,
(Jb) There is only one machine gun with each Turkish battalion as the
supply is insufficient.
(<?) There are 5 submarines with the Turkish fleet; of these two (Nos.
51 and 54 ) are large. The “Hamidieh” is at the Golden Horn.
She is being repaired after her recent fight with Russian torpedo
boat.
(d) The composition of a Reserve Division at Constantinople includes
the following:—
1 Q. P. Battery of 5th Artillery Regiment.
1 Squadron.
1 Telegraph Company.
The Chatalja fortifications are being worked on by several thousand
troops.
Secondly. On September 14th Yan was reoccupied by the Russians. The
Turks have been driven from the district north of the Khoshab River to south
west of Yan.
Sent to Simla, repeated Cairo.
Working copy to G. S. (M. 0.3).
Copy to M. S. C., M, S. Y., G. S. (M. 0. 1 , M. 0. 2).
Telegram P., No. 129-187-1., dated 20th September 1915. APPENDIX 80?
(Despatched 10-45 p.m., received 4-30 a.m., 21st September 1915.) (J)y. No. 21955)
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D/ ; Amarah,
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
Sent to Chief of the General Staff, Simla, repeated to Secretary of State for
India, London, and Inspector-General of Communications.
Tigris line .—The following aircraft reached Amarah from Basrah on Sep
tember 20 th and leave on September 21st for 6 th Division Headquarters :—
1 Maurice Barman aeroplane,
1 Martinsyde.
2 Seaplanes.
There was slight sniping on the night of September 19fch-20th, but no one
hurt.
On the morning of 20 th hostile Arabs were met by cavalry patrol of the
7th Lancers. The latter had two killed and 2 wounded.
Working copy to G. S. (M. O. 3).
Copy to M. S. G, M. S. Y., G. S. (M. O. 1 , M. O. 2, S. D. 3).
APPRECIATION BY M O. 1 .
Situation in Mesopotamia.
20th September 1915.
General Townshend’s column advancing against Kut-al-Amarah is now at
Sannaiyat, on the right bank of the Tigris about 7 miles east of the Turkish
21711 position at Sinn, which is some seven
miles north-east of Kut-al-Amarah. The
Turkish position is reported to be strong.
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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)
- 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 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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