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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 38. Pt 1 & 2. (From 1st to 30th September 1917).’ [‎42r] (88/1000)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (496 folios). It was created in 28 Jul 1917-30 Sep 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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Battalion Signaller Havildar Custodian; police sergeant; jail or prison guard. .
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Company Havildar Custodian; police sergeant; jail or prison guard. Major.
si Quartermaster Havildar Custodian; police sergeant; jail or prison guard. .
8 Havildars Custodian; police sergeant; jail or prison guard. .
11 Naiks.
Lewis gun Havildar Custodian; police sergeant; jail or prison guard. .
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w ? ?. 0 ^ d meet >' our . requirements except as regards 4 additional’
mules ^hich are not considered necessary for India.
His hxcellency the Commander-in-Chief would be rdad to receive anv
further remarks and suggestions that you may be disposed to make *
Record copy to G.S. (S.D. 2).
d Copy to M.S.C., A.G., Q.M.G., D.M.S., D.G.O., D.G.M.W., G.S. (M.O. r.
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(e) A uniform establishment for each company is provided instead of
1 company being 1 man less than the other three as in the estab
lishment forwarded by you.
. the u Ub " AsSIStant Sur & eon is necessary as an assist-
ant to the Medical Oificer. He is anyhow essential in peace time and would
be so if the Medical Officer became a casualty.
proposaTs° Ur ,SUggestl ° nS as re g ards transport organisation coincide with our
7 -The advantage of enlisting followers is recognised, but it is nor feasible
at the present time. In our proposals the followers are therefore still shown
as such, apart from the fighting strength, viz.
5 with H. Q. 2 bhistis, 1 each cook, dhobi and barber.
6 per coy. 2 cooks, 2 bhistis, 1 dhobi, 1 barber.
10 sweepers shown as Conservancy Establishment under attached ’\
Memorandum Ao-1682-21, dated the nth August 1917. APPENDIX 20 .
ecejved V/ar Section,. A. H. Q., Simla, 30th August 1917/p (Dy. No. 59569.)
I rom—1 he G, O. C., Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, Baghdad,
To~ 7 he Chief of the General Staff, Army Headquarters* India, Simla.
• of. h ?L e V th Iists of . enem y material captured by this Force between
Working copy to D.G.O., Q.M.G., D.M.S., G.S. (S.D. 2).
Copy to M.S.C., ^ fions Board, G.S. (M.O. 1).

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Content

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 30 September 1917. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: letters, telegrams, notes, reports, tables, and memoranda. An index to the contents of this volume and a summary of the contents can be found at IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3282. The volume concerns:

  • Appreciations [reports] and intelligence summaries from the Directorate of Military Operations dated 2 September 1917 (ff 59-61); 9 September (ff 159-161); 16 September (ff 253-254); 23 September (ff 339-341); 30 September (ff 494-496)
  • Two diaries of information dated 18 August (ff 181-182) and 15 August (ff 219-220) covering climate and floods
  • Reinforcements for Force D, including supplies of medical officers, horses, mules, Chinese artisans, and remounts
  • Movements of Turkish [Ottoman] and Russian troops
  • Reports from the Royal Flying Corps of machines in service and pilots available
  • Staff appointments for Force D, particularly in command of heavy artillery
  • Railway construction and management
  • Surrender of a Turkish detachment at Diwaniyah [Ad Diwaniyah]
  • The administration of Mesopotamia
  • Views on a combined British and Russian offensive
  • A proposed local cultivation scheme
  • The removal of certain vessels from the list of hospital ships
  • Trade between India and Baghdad
  • The possibility of finding a new ‘Eyewitness’ reporter to replace Edmund Candler
  • A proposed re-organisation of the Directorate of Port Administration and Conservancy
  • A discussion of timing shipping from India to avoid congestion
  • The search for a suitable officer to act as irrigation adviser for Sir Percy Cox
  • Changes in the staffing of the Turkish army
  • The unsuitability of the Chinese artisans and their return to India
  • The provision of Ford vans in place of mules
  • Information concerning General Erich von Falkenhayn’s army.

The following tables appear:

  • Distribution and composition of Force D, including details of: lines of communication; general organisation; and names of General Officers and Brigade Commanders (ff 19-30)
  • Enemy material captured from 1 April to 30 June 1917 (ff 43-48)
  • Weekly return of the sick and wounded dated 11 August 1917 (ff 68-69), 18 August (ff 77-78), 25 August (ff 132-133), 8 September (ff 412-413), 1 September (ff 418-419)
  • Ration strength of Force D on 4 August 1917 (ff 81-87), 18 August (ff 116-120), 25 August (ff 211-215, 437-443), 11 August (ff 234-241), 1 September (ff 288-291, 459-465), 18 September (ff 376-383), 8 September (ff 419-423)
  • State of supplies on 1 September 1917 (ff 87-89, 109-110), 8 September (ff 186-189), 15 September (ff 270-272), 22 September (ff 362-365), 2 September (ff 409-410)
  • Distribution of the Turkish army on 4 September 1917 (ff 94-96), 11 September (ff 191-194, 202-204), 18 September (ff 278-281), 25 September (ff 367-370)
  • Distribution of Force D on 19 August 1917 (ff 101-108)
  • Monthly distribution report of motor vehicles 1 August 1917 (ff 399-405)
  • Strength return for Force D 28 July 1917 (ff 466-485).
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1 volume (496 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 498; 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 3-496; 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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Title
‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 38. Pt 1 & 2. (From 1st to 30th September 1917).’
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front, back, spine, edge, head, tail , front-i, 2r:497v, back-i
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East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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