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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 14. PART II. (From 16th to 30th September 1915.)’ [109r] (222/276)
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. 129-193-1., dated 26th September 1915. APPENDIX 400
(Despatched 11-0 p.m , received 6-15 a m., 27th September 1915.) (Dy. JSo. 22589)
From—The General Officer Commanding*, Force “ D/' General
Headquarters, through Basrah,
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
The following telegram is addressed to Chief of the General Staff, and
repeated Secretary of State, 12th Division and Inspector-General of Communi
cation.
On morning 26th, 6th Division reached, without being opposed, line
Nakhailat, left bank (sheet 2 L sq. A 216) Chahhela, right bank (sheet 2 L
i sq. 217). Morning 26th Aeroplane reconnaissance was again fired on and in
the afternoon artillery fire was also opened on our advanced post. No
casualties. No activity apart from above shown by enemy and little change
has been noticed by aeroplane reconnaissance. Several contact land mines
were exploded on 26th by our advanced troops. Good details of Sinn position
have been given by photograph recently taken by our aviators. Included are
what are apparently a wire entanglement with a triple line and 3 distinct systems
of (?) land mines.
6th Division was accompanied by boat bridge across Tigris in advance on
26th and has been placed across river in Nakhailat-Chahhela position. A bad
landing, which will entail 2 days* inactivity, was made by Martinsyde aeroplane
on 26th afternoon. As a result a flesh wound in face was received by Captain
Petrie who is also severely shaken. Devoting 27th September to further
reconnaissance and feints.
Working copy to G. S. (M. O. 3).
Copy to M. S. V., G. S. (M. O. 1, M. O. 2).
Letter No. 21344—98 (Q. M. G.-6), dated 24th September 1915. APPENDIX 401
(Received in War Section, 27th September 1915.) [Dy- No. <2599)
From—The Quartermaster General in India,
To—The General Officer Commanding, Force e< D,” Basrah.
I am directed to inform you that in consequence of the inadequacy of the
stocks on hand of “jerseys” and of “coats, warm, followers” of service
patterns, your demands for these articles will, in part, be met wdth “ cloth
waistcoats ” (i.e, serge waistcoats lined with flannel), and wdth “coats, warm,
followers ” of a special pattern that closely resembles that of the “coats, warm,
troops.” Also in part compliance with your demand for additional blankets,
to enable you to supply each man in December with a third blanket, a stock of
country blankets of non-service pattern will be sent.
Further, I am to inform you that in consequence of the extent of the
demands recently received for socks, it will be necessary to send in lieu a
certain quantity of foot bandages.
Kecord copy to Q. M. G.
Telegram P., No. S.-22603, dated 27th September 1915. APPENDIX 402
(Despatched 2-15 p. m.) (-^y* No. 2260 d)
From—The Chief of the General Staff,
To—Inspector-General of Communications, Force “ D,” Basrah.
This telegram is addressed to the Inspector-General of Communications,
Force “ D,” Basrah, with reference to telegram No. 4921—52*198-E., dated
25th instant from Embarkation, Bombay, with a request that the General Officer
Commanding may be informed. It has been repeated to the Officer Com
manding, Masqat.
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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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