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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 22. PART II. (From 16th to 31st May 1916).’ [26r] (56/246)
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.
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Number.
Appendix.
20-5-16 ...
The General Officer Commanding, Force ft D,” asked for four experienced Royal Artillery officers as
observers for the Royal Flying Corps.
54943
276
The Director, Military Intelligence, London, repeated a report from Major Marsh regarding the move
ments of Turkish troops.
54945
276
The Director-General of Stores,
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.
, enquired if any of the barges being provided from England
should be insulated for the carriage of frozen meat.
54946
277
The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” reported that General Gorringe had occupied certain
trenches at Beit Aieesa, vacated by the enemy, also that there were signs of a general withdrawal by
the enemy from the Sinn and Sannaiyat positions.
54949
278
Further effective strengths of units of Force “ D ” for the week ending 23rd April were reported by the
General Officer Commanding.
54971
279
The Secretary of State for India asked what reply should be given to enquiries in Parliament as to why
the additional light draught vessels from India, supplied to Force “ D ” in 1916, were not supplied in
1915.
The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” reported the following intelligence :—Aircraft
reconnaissance report of two parallel tracks, presumably on the 2nd Division and Turkish Cavalry
Brigade, were seen, and reached from Baghailah to Mendali. Patrol of Russian Cossacks arrived
Wali of Pusht-i-Kuh’s camp in Dehluran plain.
54976
280
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54995
281
The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” was addressed with regard to the question of improving
the Karachi-Basrah communication.
55001
282
The Secretary, War Office, was informed of the situation of question regarding the improvement of
communications in Mesopotamia.
55052
283
The Deputy Director, Medical Services, Force “ D,” was requested to call upon the Officers Commanding
Medical Units and Medical Officers of Corps Units, to submit criticisms and suggestions regarding
the equipment and personnel under their orders.
55058
284
The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” was addressed with regard to his sugestions for the
loading of, and despatch at convenient intervals, of storeships.
55073
285
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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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