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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 14. PART II. (From 16th to 30th September 1915.)’ [113r] (230/276)
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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APPRECIATION BY M. O. 1. APPENDIX 408
Situation in Mesopotamia.
27th September 1915.
General Townshend's column is now concentrated at Nakhailah ChaMiela,
GS r ^ ur ^i s ^ 1 position at Sinn. The British column comprises
15 battalions 5 squadrons and 28 guns (excluding naval guns). From
General Nixon s latest telegram it appears that a British attack on the Turkish
posi ion may. be expected very shortly. If the attack is successful we must
expect to receive a request to be permitted to advance to Baghdad at once.
General Nixon’s chief difficulty in carrying out a rapid advance will
probably be due to an insufficiency of river transport, which he has recently
reported is not adequate to meet his requirements.
All appears to be quiet in Arabistan and at Bushire.
The improvement in the political situation in Persia apparently continues
to be mantained. ^
Memo. No. 3554-VIII, dated 11th September 1915. APPENDIX 409
(Received in War Section, 28th September 1915.) (ity. Wo. 22660)
From The Depnty Director of Ordnance Stores, Force (i J) } ” Basrah,
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
Reference D. G. O.’s No. 6007—2(8-8) (Dy. No. S.-1S964) of 20-23rd
August 1915.
The D. D. A. Signals and Telegraphs regrets that he is unable to supply
the necessary power for the motor driven portable drill from the wireless
station and there is at present no other source from which “ power ” could be
obtained.
Working copy to D. G. 0.
Letter No. E.-5-2-112, dated 12th September 1915. APPENDIX 410
(Received in War Section, 28th September 1915.) (Ity- Ac. 22672)
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force D/' General Headquarters,
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
With reference to your telegram No. S.-15G66, dated the 23rd July 191o, I
have the honour to say that the quantities of explosives indented for, m 2 .,.20,000
lbs. blasting gelatine, 2,000 lbs. dynamite and 5,000 detonators are equivalent
to a four months’ supply. The programme of removal of wrecks, etc, if fully
carried out, will take probably twelve months. Consequently a similar amount
of explosives will be required at the end of December and again in April 1915.
It might be possible to arrange with Nobel’s Agents, Messrs. Ewart,
Latham & Co., Bombay, to carry a reserve supply to this extent.
The detonators required are those known as Nobel’s Electric Detonators
(Submarine), No. 6 low tension, 96-inch wire.
Working copy to D. G. O.
Letter No. A -2-91, dated Ibth September 1915. APPENDIX 411
(Received in War Section, 28th September 1915.) Ao. 226/6)
From —The Deputy Director of Medical Services, I. E. F. et D,"
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
In reply to your telegram No. S.-21407, dated 15th September 1915, I
have the honour to state that 33 sets of chlorine apparatus have been received
in the Eorce and 15 more are now due. The apparatus being simple to use
and quicker than the boiling of water for drinking purposes, is well suited for
active service conditions. As, however, the water used requires to be cleared
by precipitation, the apparatus is more efficacious in a standing camp, where
large quantities of water can be stored, than on the march where the water is
often muddy and no facilities exist for clearing a sufficient quantity to meet
hurried requirements.
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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.
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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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