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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 41. PART I. (From 1st to 31st December 1917).’ [158r] (320/556)
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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127
war diary.
Date.
10-12-17
Summary of events.
Number.
Appendir
The General Officer Commanding, Porce “D,” reported quiet all fronts on 9th December
A statement of captured guns, howitzers and machine guns was received from the Director of Ordnance
cervices, Porce “ D.”
83597
195
83602
196
The Director, Supplies and Transport, Porce “ D,” asked when the first instalment of 900 mules to meet
Tn ^ as ^ a ^ e an d form a reserve might be expected.
83607
197
e ommander-in-Chief informed the Chief of the Imperial General Staff that he was in complete agree-
ment with the General Officer Commanding, Porce £C D,” regarding the Muhammadans in the ' 7th
ivision, and that any change in the selection of the Division for transfer to Egypt once warned would
c ^ ea ^ e i n fhe force an undesirable feeling of suspicion and unrest.
83619
198
^ cer Commanding, Porce “D,” agreed with the views expressed by the Chief of the General
Th pu- re g ar d to the supply of surplus trained officers for Cavalry and Infantry units.
Ine Chief Ordnance Officer, Lines of Communication, Porce “ D,” reported deficiency on November
shipment in 160-lb tents urgentlv required.
83621
199
83634
200
The report of “ Tonnage discharged ” on 7th December was received from Inspector General of Com
munications, Basrah.
83650
201
The Secretary, War Office, concurred in the proposal to temporarily suspend all moves of troops and
reinforcements to Basrah and forwarded the names of additional vessels allotted by the Admiralty for
the move of the 7th Division.
83671
202
The^ VI ar Establishment and effective strength of A. S. C. Supply and Horse Transport personnel of Porce
<e D ” was received from Deputy Adjutant General, 3rd Echelon.
83791
203
The Deputy Adjutant General, 3rd Echelon, submitted requirements for Railway personnel ...
( 83802
( 84184i
j 204
The Embarkation Commandant, Basrah, reported the arr.val of Cc Bamora ” with 38th Combined Pield
Ambulance and reinforcements.
83816
205
The weekly Port Traffic return was received from the Director, Inland Water Transport, Basrah
83817
206
The River Transport Jieturn for w T eek ending 8th December was received from the Director, Inland Water
Transport, Basrah.
83818
207
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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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- ‘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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