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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 41. PART I. (From 1st to 31st December 1917).’ [262r] (528/556)
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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^ t ! leir vessels 1 and the assortment of cargo that will best suit
their individual steamers and that the ideal assortment of cargo should be put
before them as one that fills their ships to the hatches, that pul them down to
their marks and enables them to carry the maximum deck load. Some of the
suggestions that may be made will probably, or at rate possibly, not be feasible
or perhaps desirable, but many of them I think will be found to be eminently
profitable, and if the Masters are asked on patriotic grounds to do what they
can to carry the best cargo possible I shall be surprised if it (is) not found that
the absolute limit of deck cargoes are carried and that store rooms and other
enclosed spaces on board the steamers are cleared and filled with cargo and
even that light and unobjectionable cargo does not find its way into unoccupied
cabins and alleyways, especially in the second class, of course in respect of the
cabins I have the purely store ships not carrying passengers in mind. I may
mention that m several cases when I asked Masters why they did not do this or
that tfimr reply has been that their hands have been tied by peremptory orders
to fill up with certain cargoes or to do things in some particular way.
*****
Memorandum No. 2742-3-1*. S., dated 6th November 1917.
From—The Quartermaster General in India
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To—The Director, Royal Indian Marine, Bombay.
Forwarded* for information with reference to telegram No. 70704, dated
* Copy of telegram No. 44314-cipher-s.R.r.A., ^ 18th October, from the Gommander-in-
dated 31st October 1917, from the Secretary, War Chief in India, to Secretary, War Office
S“»°W 38 ).° tt5 Comm, “ da " ta - chuf “ London, repeated to you.
1
MEMORANDUM.
Copy for information, together with a copy of telegram to which it is in
reply (Dy. No. 70704), to the Senior Marine Transport Officer, Karachi.
\
/
>
Telegram P., No. B.-428, dated 7th December 1917. APPENDIX 292
(Despatched 4-35 p m., 8th December 1917 ; received 6-15 p.m., 9th [Bv No R48RQ\
December 1917.) v
From—-The Deputy Adjutant General, 3rd Echelon, Basrah,
To—The Secretary, War Office, London.
(Repeated Chief of the General Staff, Delhi, and General Headquarters.)
Your 114-Returns-1959-A. G.-l of 13th August (2ty. No. 71180) midnieht
N ovember 3rd strength return this force was :—
British Contingent :—
Branch of Service.
Strength.
Surplus.
Deficiency.
Draft vide
W. 0. No.
E-157.
Headquarters, Armies
•
295
13
„ Corps
•
94
33
• ••
...
„ Divisions
•
539
112
„ Bases ,
18
• ••
„ Miscellaneous
.
1,077
183
• ••
Cavalry ....
• 1,172
327
3
R. H. A. & R, F. A. .
.
12,280
3,685
744
1,780
514
s
70
RE
•
5,673
931
350
R. F. C
.
752
38
...
•••
Infantry with Divisions ,
.
31,010
7,907
675
Pioneers • , . .
-
1,011
382
«§•
Trench mortars . .
•
762
...
57
• ••
i.
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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).’
- Pages
- 222r:227r, 230r:240r, 243r:244r, 257r:261r, 261r:262r
- Author
- Monteath, Alexander McLaurin
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