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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 41. PART I. (From 1st to 31st December 1917).’ [111r] (226/556)
The record is made up of 1 volume (274 folios). It was created in 30 Aug 1917-5 Dec 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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Telegram P., No. X—5142, dated 6th December liJl7. APPENDIX 125
(Despatched 10-40 a.m., received 11-30 p.m; 6th December 1917.) (Z/y. No, 82812)
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” Baghdad,
To—The Secretary, "War Office, London.
(Repeated Chief of the General Staff, Delhi.)
Tour 47197, December 4th (Zty. No. 82356).
Kindly state whether tents and all transport and ammunition per gun and
rifle on Mesopotamian scale should be taken with the division. Polio wing is
the scale of ammunition :—
With units in B. A. C.’s and S. A. A. Sections :—
4-5 ,/ .
.
. 156 rounds
per gun.
18-pr. . .
.
252
))
99
L. T. M. Batteries .
•
50
39
99
Machine guns
•
. 9,800 /
39
99
Lewis guns .
.
. 2,818
99
99
Infantry
•
268
99
per rifle.
Sappers and Miners
•
. 123
99
»
Pioneers
. 208
99
;>
Clear telegram No. 12235, dated 6th December 1917. APPENDIX 126
(Despatched 1-35 p.m., received 2 a.m ; 7th December 1917.) (By. No. 82813)
From—The Deputy Director, Supply and Transport, Force D,” Basrah,
To—The War Section, Army Headquarters.
Supply. Order of urgency for week ending December 12th. British
rations—milk, bacon, cheese, biscuits, pepper, jam. Indian rations—rice, chillies
turmeric, dhall, ginger, sweets. Immediate shipments most essential. If
bacon and cheese cannot be sent, please expedite M. and V. rations and dried
fruits wMch will have to be issued as substitute during lack of supply. Most
important British rations are milk, bacon, cheese and biscuits. Most important
Indian rations are for the moment rice, chillies and turmeric.
Working copy to Q. M. G.
Copy to M. S. C.
Telegram P., No. B.-897, dated 30fch November 1917. APPENDIX 127
(Despatched 7-45 p.m., 1st December 1917; received 1-30 a.m., 3rd Decem
ber 1917.) x (By. No. 82825)
From—The Deputy Adjutant General, 3rd Echelon, Basrah,
To—The Secretary, War Office, London.
(Repeated Chief of the General Staff, Delhi.)
The ration strength of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Eorce “ D ” on
November 17th was as follows *—
—
British
Officers.
Indian
Officers.
British
other
Banks.
Indian
other
Banks.
Machine
Guns.
Amy Troops—
Other arms, active • .
• • •
368
33
5.103
2,662
58
Infantry, active
13
17
Nil
1,155
16
• • •
381
Total
50
5,103
3,817
74
1st Cobps.
Corps Troops—
1.479
Other arms, active .
• • •
91
8
1,377
Nil
Cavalry, active
• • •
v 16
21
Nil
604
4
Inactives . . «
. • .
...
...
• ••
3rd Pividon —
Other arms, active ■
• « •
159
36
2,761
3,446
48
Infantry, active .
i • •
215
166
2,766
10,255
208
Inactives
•
1
1
32
52
Nil
80
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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 15 December 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 folios 3-17. The volume concerns:
- Appreciations [reports] and intelligence summaries from the Directorate of Military Operations dated 2 December 1917 (ff 49-50), 9 December (ff 156-157)
- Reinforcements for Force D, including supplies of medical officers, horses, mules, and railway staff
- Captured arms and ammunition (ff 159-165)
- Movements of Turkish [Ottoman] and German troops
- Exchange of prisoners with Turks at Berne
- Supplies to Force D, including the problems of supplying petrol
- Attack on the enemy on 3 December on Jebel Hamrin [Jabal Hamrin]
- The possibility of postponing the dredging of the Shatt-el-Arab [Shatt al-Arab]
- Transfer of the 7th division in Mesopotamia to Egypt
- Occupation of Qurah Tappah [Qarah Tapah], Qizil Robat [As Sa‘diyah], and Khanaqin
- Supply and transport ships
- Reports from the Royal Flying Corps of machines in service and pilots available
- Concerns over supplies reaching the Turks from Koweit [Kuwait]
- A scheme to supply frozen meat to British troops
- Correspondence between Mr A Monteath and the Admiralty on the subject of the Thomson Cherry Commission enquiring into shipping between India and Mesopotamia
- A proposal to form a Directorate of Irrigation
- Post offices and returned letters
- Sentences given to members of the Ghadr [Ghadar] party captured in Baghdad.
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 18-31)
- Ration strength of Force D on 3 November 1917 (ff 42-46), 17 November (ff 111-113), 10 November 1917 (ff 137-140)
- Weekly return of sick and wounded dated 17 November (f 65), 24 November (ff 152-153)
- Distribution of the Turkish Army on 4 December 1917 (ff 70-72), 11 December 1917 (ff 180-182)
- Distribution of Force D on 11 November 1917 (ff 76-80)
- State of supplies on 1 December 1917 (ff 86-87, 116-117), 8 December (ff 187-189), 9 December (ff 268-269)
- Monthly distribution report of motor vehicles on 1 October 1917 (ff 128-134)
- Strength return for Force D on 27 October 1917 (ff 97-99), 9 December 1917 (ff 190-192), 3 November (ff 262-264).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (274 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 276; 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 3-274; 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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- ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 41. PART I. (From 1st to 31st December 1917).’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:221v, 227v:229v, 240v:242v, 244v:256v, 262v:275v, back-i
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