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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 37. PART I. (From 1st to 15th August 1917.)’ [93r] (190/488)
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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is Es B 274 S n ?r a + 0 n 1C t U f ? e + f nd of ^ he season the low est price quoted in Baghdad
is Es. 274 per ton but further quotations have been asked for
blockade. Blockade Post has been opened below the Hinaidi
?eheck wiirhe fl Wp? e K V 0 + din t 0 ? a§hdadrUn ? a ' on S the river bauk . and
able to be kept on both road and river borne traffic.
sKnalohl; W T d Sports-—'Vke first consignment of Government hides and
soon ea vl° rwarded , t0 the BaSe f f tra “ b iP“ aa t to India. This should
remi ifpd ;,?7 rT 16 ?? 6 ' As ® 00n as 11 ilas been arranged what quantities are
and skins othe d rth he ^ uestl0 ? a Government
Broker
Often a local commercial agent in the Gulf who regularly performed duties of intelligence gathering and political representation.
to take up wool, hides
sJuns, othei than those of Government Butcheries, should be considered.
a viPw^nS 061 * ll - aS b l en sent 1 ^ 0wn t0 investigate both banks of the Tigris with
rpimpfc nf cr . easm g supplies of firewood and bhoosa, and to investigate the
reports of gram crossing from the right to the left bank at Swera.
INLAND WATER TRANSPORT.
Repoet eoe week ending 26th May 1917.
Number of officers and men in River Transport Service.
Army Officers (British)
Indian Army (Native) Officer
K. I. M. Officers .
British N. C. Os. and men
Civilians
Indian and Chinese ratings .
Labour Corps
348 An increase *of 41,
1
73 An increase of 3.
2,490 An increase of 74.
368 An increase of 9.
21,501 An increase of 489.
1,027 A decrease of 242.
Total , 26,708 Net increase of 374.
Headquarters.
The late Director, I. W. T., left for Suez in the tank steamer <c Eburna ”
on-the evening of the 26th May 1917. Lieutenant-Colonel Lamond, R.E.,
took over control of the Department on the same day.
Craft commissioned, etc.
Bov -^kt a dditi°nal craft were put into commission during the week One
barge was lost en route from India.
Tkanspoet.
Mileage of self-propelled vessels.
fnn lllS Sh( Z? an , increa ? e the previous week, the figures available being
as follows. They do not include the mileage of vessels based on Baghdad:
Weekly average October 1916
„ „ November 1916
„ December „
„ „ January 1917
„ February „
» 3 , March ,.
V » April „
Week ending May 5th, 1917
)> )) » 12th ,,
)> }> >) 19th ,,
» jj a 26th ,,
Miles.
8,741
11,914
18,220
16,485
21,410
24,060 Approximate.
26,377
24,975
32,603
29,991
33,113
Ton mileage.
This shows an increase on the previous week the figures being .-
Week ending October 28th, 1916
1917
December
J anuary
»
February
March
April
Week
ending
May 5th
„ 12th
»
„ 19th
SJ
„ 26th
1,031,214 ton-miles.
1,455,072
1,910,317 „
2,203,471
2,858,158
3,727,028 „
4,531,090
4,141,805
6,231,529
4,543,906
4,732,179
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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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