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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 37. PART I. (From 1st to 15th August 1917.)’ [42r] (88/488)
The record is made up of 1 volume (242 folios). It was created in 2 Jun 1917-15 Aug 1917. 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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Ration Strength —
British Officers
Indian Officers
British Banks
Indian Ranks
Followers
4,361
1,800
70,930
82,874
119,375
Kation Strength 279,340 Machine Guns 1,007.
Working copy to A. G.
Copy to M. S. C., M. S. V, Q. M. G, D. G. M* W., D. M. S., D. G. 0.,
C. W. G, G. S. (M. 0. 1, S. D. 3).
Letter No. D. P. S.-25, dated 13th July 1917. APPENDIX 3
(Received in War Section on 31st July 1917.) (Dy. No. 52026)
From—Brigadier-General Sir George Buchanan, Kt., C.I.E., Director of Por^
Administration and Conservancy, Force “ D/ J care of Indian Munitions
Board, Simla,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India, Marine Department.
With reference to my No. D. P. S.-2 {Dy. No. 37830), dated the 21st May
1917.
I have the honour to enclose herewith six advance copies of my reports on
the following subjects
{a) The Conservancy of the Shatt-el-Arab river from the Port of Basrah
to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
(6) The development of the Port of Basrah.
2. The sheets 10 in number, of the survey of the Shatt-el-Arab river are
being completed by my Marine Survey Party working at Coonoor and will in
due course be
lithographed
A lithograph is an image reproduced from a printing plate whose image areas attract ink and non-image areas repel it.
and submitted. The other plans referred to in the
reports are in course cf being
lithographed
A lithograph is an image reproduced from a printing plate whose image areas attract ink and non-image areas repel it.
by the Map Publication Office, Survey
of India, Calcutta, and on their receipt the completed reports, duly signed and
accompanied by several hundred copies of each, will be forwarded to your
office.
3. The remaining reports whicli are the subject of my deputation are in
hand.
(N.B .)—For reports, see Pocket, at end of this volume.
Working copy to A. D. Marine.
Copy to Q. M. G.
Telegram P., No. X.-3023, dated 30tli July 1917. APPENDIX 4
(Despatched 9-30 p.m., received 7-30 p.m., 31st July 1917.) (Dy. No. 52111}
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” Baghdad,
To—The Secretary, War Office, London.
(Repeated General Officer Commanding, Egyptian Expeditionary Force; and Chief of the
General Staff.)
Continuation my X.-2946 (Dy. No. 50179), July 23rd.
Guns in use in Mesopotamia are same as last week.
Beserve guns in Ordnance charge, no change except 2‘7o" guns 2.
Beserve gun carriages in Ordnance charge, no change except 2 , 75' / 2.
Statement of Ammunition.
Type.
Complete bounds in countbt.
Expendituke to 29th
July,
Shrapnel.
Common.
B. E.
Shrapnel.
H. E.
10-pdr. .........
2 75 inch
12- pdr. .........
13- pdr. ..........
13-pdr. anti-aircraft .......
15-pdr. B. L
19,774
5,004
9,(542
24,266
9,084
1,683
5,004
1,199
10,348
4,888
"'20
45
3
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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 1 and 15 August 1917. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, memoranda, letters, and tables.
An index to the contents of this volume can be found at folios 3-15 and a summary of the contents can be found at folio 16. The volume concerns:
- The supply of food, animals, construction materials, weapons, and other items to Force D
- River and railway traffic in Mesopotamia
- Railway construction in Mesopotamia
- Arrivals to and departures from the port of Basra
- Problems with the unloading of ships at Basra
- Proposal for the transfer of men from the Disciplinary Labour Corps into a free Labour Corps
- Discussion of British strategy in Mesopotamia, including current policy of securing control of the Baghdad Vilayet, and inability to take offensive action without Russian support
- Recruitment of Arab prisoners of war in India ‘to serve the Sheriff [Sharīf] of Mecca’
- Intelligence concerning movements of Turkish [Ottoman], German, and Austrian units
- Intelligence concerning German construction of a railway ‘towards Mosul’
- Discussion of the creation of a French Consulate at Baghdad
- Financial administration of Force D and the territory occupied by the British in Mesopotamia
- Proposal for forming a new division of Force D
- Intelligence concerning Russian movements in the Caucasus and mutiny within the Russian army
- Intelligence concerning Kurdish movements and attacks on Russian troops
- Shortage of medical officers.
The volume also contains:
- Distribution and composition of Force D including details of lines of communication, commanding officers, and units captured at Kut-al-Amarah [Al-Kut] (ff 3-36)
- Distribution of Force D including details of lines of communication, 15 July 1917 (ff 123-127), 22 July 1917 (ff 216-220)
- Distribution of the Turkish Army, 7 August 1917 (ff 147-148), 14 August 1917 (ff 226-227)
- Detailed statement of ration strength of Force D on 30 June 1917 (ff 39-42), 7 July 1917 (ff 175-178)
- Ammunition held and used by Force D, 29 July 1917 (ff 42-43), 4 August 1917 (ff 123-124)
- Strength return of Force D dated 2 June 1917 (ff 45-61)
- Ration strength of Force D on 14 July 1917 (ff 67-69), 21 July 1917 (ff 152-154), 28 July 1917 (ff 234-236)
- Report of number of pilots and aircraft available for service in Mesopotamia, 2 August 1917 (ff 81-82), 9 August 1917 (f 179)
- Two diaries of information from 7 July 1917 (ff 90-107) and 21 July 1917 (ff 193-194) covering: climate and floods; local produce; Inland Water Transport; medical affairs; military government; the Directorate of Works; the YMCA in Baghdad; and the crash of a German plane
- Weekly return of sick and wounded for the week ending 14 July 1917 (f 114) and 21 July 1917 (ff 187-188).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (242 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 242; 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 3-240; 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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