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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 14. PART II. (From 16th to 30th September 1915.)’ [76r] (156/276)
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. 129-189-1., dated 22nd September 1915.
(Despatched 10-40 p.m., on 22nd September.)
(Received 6-80 a.m. on 23rd September 1915.)
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D/' Amarab,
To The Chief of the General Stall.
This telegram is addressed to Chief of the General
Secretary of State and I. G. 0.
Tigris fee.—Ships have been delayed owing to high shamal wind which
has been blowing all day (22nd).
On 23rd instant General Headquarters move upstream from Amarsh.
lfl TTarun line. The Anglo-Persiaa Oil Company’s white oil springs (sheet
0 Ji square A 235) have been connected by branch telegraph line to their main
telegraph line. The latter runs along main pipe line from Abadan works to the
Tl 9 in 9 i* ^ ranc ^ 1 ^ Iie takes off the main at Haddam (Sheet 10 A square
Working copy to G. S. (M. O. 3).
Copy to M. S. C., M. S. V., G. S. (M. 0. 1, M 0. 2).
Telegram No. 909-2-A., dated 22nd September 1915. APPENDIX 344
(Despatched 8-0 p.m., received 0-40 a.m., 28rd September 1915.) (By. No. 22194)
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force C( D”, Amarah (through Basrah),
To^—The Chief of the General Staff,
General, 12th Division, reports recent desertion two
sepoys
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
and one cook,
67th Punjabis. All are Punjabi Musalmans.
APPENDIX 343
(%. No. asm)
Staff and repeated to
Working copy to A. G.
APPENDIX 345
(7ty. No. 32219)
Letter No. 24-1084, dated 21st August 1915.
(Received in War Section, 22nd September 1915.)
From—The Naval Cornmander-in-Chief, Port Said,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India, Marine Department.
I have the honour to forward, for the information, of His Excellency the
Viceroy and Governor-General of India in Council, the attached despatch
dated the 2nd instant, which I have received from the Senior Naval Officer,
Mesopotamia, regarding the operations leading up to the occupation of
Nasiriyah. .
Working copy to G. S. (M. O 1).
Memo. No. 823-18-A., dated 3rd-4th September 1915. APPENDIX 346
(Received in War Section, 23rd September 1915.) (Dy. No. 22220)
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” Basrah,
To—The Adjutant General in India.
Deference attached extract from telegram No. S.-4447, dated 3rd March
1915, from the Chief of the General Staff.
As the Indian driver establishments of horse and field batteries are
increased, the necessity for allowing for a corresponding increased proportion of
non-commissioned officers seems to be indicated.
The actual number of Indian drivers who have to be present with
batteries to keep them in a state of efficiency depends entirely on the number
of British gunners and drivers who are actually present for duty—a variable
quantity.
It may thus happen (and has happened) that a battery has as many as 50
Indian drivers present at one time to maintain its fighting efficiency, while,
at another time, owing to the return to duty of British gunners and drivers
or to a British draft arriving from India (as has lately happened) these
extra Indian drivers become surplus ; hut to guard against possible future,
contingencies and in order to keep them in training for their work these
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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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