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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 41. PART I. (From 1st to 31st December 1917).’ [156r] (316/556)
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.-5221, dated 9th December 1917. APPENDIX 191
(Despatched 10-45 a.m.. received 6-15 p.m., 9 th December 1917 ) (Diary No. 83558)
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D, ” Baghdad,
To The Director, Military Intelligence, London.
(Bepeated Chief of the General Staff, Delhi, and Egypt.)
TrT i n ^ orm ation states 46th Division has been replaced at disposal of
herSth ^ ^ ^ C0Qr ' inuati()I1 of m y ^.-5217 {Dy. No. 83383), Decem-
Working copy to G. S. (M. 0. 3).
C)py to M.S. C., G. S. (M. 0. 1).
Telegram P., No. X.-5210, dated 8th December 1917. APPENDIX 192
(Despatched 6-45 'p.m., received 7 p.m., 9 th December 1917.) (Diar// No. 83562)
From The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D, ” Baghdad,
To—The Chief of the General Staff. %
(Repeated Inspector General of Communications and Director, Inland Water Transport,
Basrah.)
lour 81183-of November 30th.
A s f ar ascarl be seen at present and provided no large increase is made to
this lorce the answer is in the affirmative.
Working copy to Q. M. G,
Copy to M. S. 0., M. B.
Telegram P., No. 5233, dated 9th December 1917. APPENDIX 193
(Despatched 6-45 p.m., received 11 p.m., 9th December 1917.) (Diary No. 83581)
from —The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D, }> Baghdad
To—The Chief of the General Staff, Delhi.
t (Repeated Chief of the Imperial General Staff, London.)
tlear line.
(Dy L G ' S '’ S 4735i ' M ' a ' 2 of 7th Member received 8th
T,. y. roadvisabls to make any changes on eve of departure. 7th
division will, I feel sure, give a good account of itself in Palestine. It is one
ot the best fighting Divisions m Mesopotamia and the Mahomedans in it have
shown no reluctance to fight against the Turks. There are 6 companies of
frontier’ m ° st 7 Khatak8 . m the Division. None of Pathans are Trans-
Working copy to A. G. (Gcnl. Hudson;.
APPENDIX 194
Situation in Mesopotamia and Persia, 9th Decemher 1917.
1. Tigris Between 3rd and Sth December General - Marshall deli
vered a blow against the Turkish positions
on the Jebel Hamrin ridge on the right
bank of the Diala. Our operations were
successful, and we reached Kara Tepe (23
■j _j\ ^ ^ p miles from Deli Abbas and 95 from Bagh
dad) on the otb. Our forces were then withdrawn, and our right flank now rests
on the line Sakaltutan Pass-Kizil Bobat-Khaniqin. Bicharakoff’s Russian
detachment co-operated energetically on our extreme right flank.
Our captures during these operations include 249 prisoners, 2 field guns and
1 machine gun. We actually buried 87 Turkish dead.
, , casualties totalled 28 killed and 172 wounded, while the Russians
lost 1 killed and 8 wounded.
No doubt anticipating a further British advance the Turks on 5th Decem
ber set fire to the Kifri coal mine, which was observed to be still burnino- on
the 6th. 3
2. Euphrates Front.—-No change.
3. Bnsso-Ttirkish Front .—No news.
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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 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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:221v, 227v:229v, 240v:242v, 244v:256v, 262v:275v, back-i
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