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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 14. PART II. (From 16th to 30th September 1915.)’ [54r] (112/276)
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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Number.
Claes.
Name.
Unit
to
which attached.
Disease.
Station
from
which arrived.
Remarks.
Sergeant
99 •
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C. N. Kerr
S. R. W. Power
S. H. Peterson
Divisional Sup
ply Park, 6th
Division.
Divisional Sup
ply Park, 6th
Division.
No. 4 Depot
Unit of Sup
ply*
...
Ferozepur .
Mhow ,
Bombay •
Convicted of
d run ken ness
by a district
Court Marti
al and being
sent to India
for discharge
under the
provisions of
p a r a g raoh
892 (XXV),
King’s Re •
galations.
Working copy to Q.M.G.
Memo. No. 34)87-01(1., dated 8th September 1915. APPENDIX 317
(Received in War Section, 21st September 1915.) ^0. 21996)
Prom—The Deputy Director of Ordnance Stores, Force u D/ ? Basrah.
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
Eeference Director-General of Ordnance’s No. 5314-54 (0.-5) (Dy
JSTo. S.-16040) of 24th—26th July 1915, to the General Officer Commanding’
Indian Expeditionary Eorce “ D.’*
The figures quoted by the Director-General of Ordnance in India showing
the quantities of ammunition sent to, and the amount expended by this Eorce
up to the 18th July 1915, are correct, with the following exceptions :—
Q. F. 18-p". —Director-General of Ordnance shows 18,000 rounds with the
Eorce. The actual amount received was 14,472. The difference of 3,528 was
due to the Divisional Ammunition Column only bringing 1,368 rounds with
them from India instead of 4,896, their authorized proportion.
JB. L. 10-pr .—The Director-General of Ordnance shows 12,000 rounds with
the Force—12,001 were actually received; 3,240 rounds despatched in Novem
ber 1914; 4,320 were actually received. 5,200 rounds despatched in February
1915, 5,214 were actually received, making a difference of 1,095 rounds more
received than shown by the Director-General of Ordnance.
2. Paragraph 2 of the Director-General of Ordnance in India’s memo’
under reference is noted for future guidance.
Working copy to D. G. 0.
Memo. No. l69-6-Ig(a), dated 9th September 1915. APPENDIX 318
(Received in War Section, 21st September 1915.) (^y- No. 21997)
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force <e T)/’ Basrah,
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
I have the honour to forward herewith the manuscript of additional entries
for the publication entitled (i Who’s Who in Mesopotamia ” which was recently
printed in Simla.
I should be greatly obliged if you will kindly undertake the printing of
these additions, providing the state of the work in the Simla Press permits of
this being done, and favour me with 400 fair copies in due course.
If there is no objection it is suggested that Major C. C. Murphy be asked
kindly to supervise the editing and printing of this matter.
The additions should be printed on thin paper, if possible, and also on one
side of paper only.
Working copy to G. S. (M. (X 3).
About this item
- 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 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.
- Extent and format
- 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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:136r
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