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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 22. PART II. (From 16th to 31st May 1916).’ [20r] (44/246)
The record is made up of 1 volume (119 folios). It was created in 16 May 1916-30 May 1916. 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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WAR DIARY.
Date.
Summary of events. •
Number.
Appendix
19-5-16 ...
The Chief of the Imperial General Staff, War Office, gave the names of officers whom General Baratoff
was sending to General Lake as liason officers.
The General Officer Commanding, Force “D,” reported the gauge readings at
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
and Amarah.
The General Officer Commanding, Egypt, was asked if he could provide 350 latrine sweepers urgently
required hy Force “ D.*’
The Chief of the Imperial General Staff was informed of the situation of the question of constructing the
Qurnah-Amarah Bail way. .
The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” reported that the situation on the Tigris and Euphrates
Lines was quiet.
The Chief of the Imperial General Staff was addressed with regard to the replacement of worn guns ot
Force “L.”
The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,*’ was told that 15 of the 20 guns demanded, m Diary
No. 54446 would be shipped at once, and that the War Office had been asked to expedite further
supplies.
The General Officer Commanding, Ferce “D,” was asked if he was now able to extend vegetable garden
operations, and, if so, to intimate his requirements. . .
The Political Besident,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, repeated a report from Noel, giving his observations on Bakhtiari
QjITS
The Secretary, War Office, enquired as to how the question of the improvement of the communications
between Amarah and Qurnah now stood. He asked for the railway proposals under consideration for
tluit section
The Director, Medical Services, Force " D,” stated the number of cholera cases up to 18th May.
The Deputy’ Director of Supplies and Transport, Force “ D,” stated his requirements in cigarettes to meet
free issues. . . . ,
The Secretary, War Office, asked the Commander-in-Chief for his opinion as to the sufficiency ot foods and
of questions connected with the comforts and sustenance of troops in Mesopotamia.
The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” repeated a message for General Baratoff reporting the safe
arrival at the Wali of Pusht-i-Kuh’s camp of his party of 150 Cossacks.
54743
54817
51829
54841
54843
54868
54869
54895
54902
54912
54914
54917
54918
54919
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
188
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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 31 May 1916. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: letters, telegrams, notes, tables, and memoranda.
A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at the start of IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3252. The volume concerns:
- Appreciations [reports] and intelligence summaries from the Directorate of Military Operations
- Considerations of supplies needed, including food and clothing for winter 1916
- Reports of future arrivals of German and Austrian troops
- The movement of Turkish [Ottoman] troops
- Requests for aeroplanes, pilots, and anti-aircraft guns
- Movements of Russian troops under General Baratoff [Nikolai Nikolaevich Baratov], including the occupation of Kasr-i-Shirin [Qasr-e Shirin] and action at Hamrala
- The construction of railways, including the Qurneh-Amarah [al-Qurnah to al-Kut] Railway
- The provision of river craft
- Awards and medals given to British and Russian soldiers
- Outbreaks of cholera and distribution of a cholera vaccine
- Complaints of shortcomings in accounting leading to delays in soldiers being paid.
The following tables appear:
- The distribution of Turkish forces in Mesopotamia on folio 54
- The strength of Force D on 23 April 1916 on folios 29-30 and on 15 May 1916 on folios 57-59
- Changes in the distribution of the troops in Force D from the list of 14 May 1916 on folios 93-94.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (119 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 121; 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 3-119; 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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