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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 22. PART II. (From 16th to 31st May 1916).’ [81r] (166/246)
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.
i
Date.
Summary of events.
Number.
Appendix.
27-6-16
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The General OflScer CommandiDg, Rorce £< D,” gave details of the last batch of Trans-frontier Pathans
despatched to Bombay under command of Captain Simpson.
56213
3:8
The Director, Military Intelligence, London, repeated a report from Mai or Marsh cn the movements of
Turkish troops.
56214
369
The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” reported the arrival of 2-10th Gurkhas and 105th Field
Ambulance.
56215
370
The General Officer Commanding, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, stated that he had no confirmation of
the news from Bukharest regarding Austrian troops sent to Baghdad. He also stated what was known
of other reported movements of enemy troops.
66218
371
Revised proposals for the organization of the Remount Service were received from the General Officer
Commanding, Force “D«”
56246
372
The General Officer Commanding, Force $t D,” enquired whether any valuable intelligence had, so far,
been obtained from letters received by prisoners of war in India from their homes.
56249
373
The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” was addressed with regard to the rearmament of two
batteries, each with four Q. F. 4*5' / howitzers.
56268
374
The Director, Military Intelligence, London, repeated a report from Major Marsh relative to the punitive
measures resorted to by the Russians to protect small post garrisons from treachery of the Kurds.
56273
376
The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” forwarded, with his remarks, a report by the Officer
Commanding, No. 2 Bridging Train, on the pontoons recently received from India.
56288
376
The Chief of the Imperial General Staff was told that a request was received from the General Officer
Commanding, Force “ D,” for two additional Pioneer Battalions, and he was asked if the 23rd Pioneers
could be spared from Egypt, the other corps being provided by the Indian Porter Corps from Egypt.
The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” was requested to despatch 6 Peerless lorries, which were
urgently required for use in India.
56293
377
56312
378
The General Officer Commanding, Force t£ D,” reported that they continued to harass the enemy by
machine gun and artillery fire, and that an enemy aeroplane, which attacked two of our reconnoitring
machines, was beaten off.
56327
379
248
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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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