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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 43. PART II. (From 15th to 28th February 1918.)’ [134r] (272/442)
The record is made up of 1 volume (217 folios). It was created in 12 Jan 1918-28 Feb 1918. 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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Transport Officer appears necessary. Please provide Major Lloyd or other
suitable officer. Supply Officer does not. appear so urgent as Dunstervilffis
0 Staff should suffice but please provide if you agree with him. If A. S. C.
officers are appointed they will receive British rates of rank. Indian S. and T.
officers will receive Indian S. and T. rates.
Working copy to Q. M. G.
Copy to M S. C., G. S. (S. D. 1, M. 0. 1).
Telegram P., No. X.-6736, dated 24th February 1918. APPENDIX 477
(Despatched 7-20 F.M., received 7 a.m., 25th February 1918.) No, 15111)
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force “D,” Baghdad,
To—The Chief of the General Staff, Delhi.
(Repeated London and Cairo )
6. p, m. Situation unchanged.
Working copy to G. 8. (M. O. 1).
Copy to M. S. C., M. S. V., G. S. (M. O. 3).
Memorandum No. A. 6.-2-3055-13, dated 5th January 1918. APPENDIX 478
(Received in War Section, 2tth January 1918.) • Ac. 15113)
From—The Deputy Adjutant General, 3rd Echelon, General Headquarters, Meso-
potamian Expeditionary Force, Basrah,
To—The Secretary, War Office, London.
(Copy to the Chief of the General Staff, Army Headquarters, Delhi, for information.
Reference your No. m-Returns-1959 (A. G -l), dated iSth August 1917
(Dy. No. 71180), and in continuation of my No. A. G.-2-30o5-12, dated
29th December 1917 (Dy* JNo. 8680),
i
Herewith statements showing the strength of the various Contingents
serving with the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force on the 1st December 1917,
'Working copy to A. G.
Copy to M. S. C., M. S. V., D. G. 0.,
Q, M. G., G, S. (M. 0.1, S. D. 1).^
D. G. M. W., D. M. S„ C.W. G,
Summary of Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, dated the 1st December 1917.
— I
Officers
Other
ranks.
Officers.
Other
ranks.
Total British Personnel . . . .
Oversea Contingents, Australian . . . • •
New Zealand . . « • •
Local
Indian Troops
Coloured Labour
Enemy prisoners of war # ......
6,567
7
2
2^679
78
88,349
257
94
19,900
254,258
3,185
1,906
...
...
9,333
367,949
...
...
Total reinforcements available, whether trained or untrained
in the theatre of War.
391
22,308
9,724
390,257
Total effective strength .•••••
...
...
...
W'ar establishment • t ....
...
...
9,529
325,941
Surplus ...
...
...
195
64,316
Deficiency . V • • • • • • ’
Temporary non-effectives, including permanently unfit, tem
porarily unfit, sick, wounded and prisoners under detention.
Prisoners of war in hospital . • • • o A t a ’
•Drafts advised up to and including W. 0. Cable No. b.KJ.A.-*-
49-E.-51—E.-E.-5, as having sailed hut not yet arrived.
•**
503
"*199
28^581
124
5,464
• ••
...
Total
702
34,169
...
...
* Prisoners of war will be shown with a war establishment equal to their actual strength.
About this item
- 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 15 and 28 February 1918. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, tables, memoranda, and letters.
An index to the contents of this volume can be found at the start of IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3293. The volume concerns:
- Military personnel issues, including: recruitment, reinforcements, and promotions
- The supply of food, construction materials, oil, ordnance, and other items to Force D
- Shortages of copper, brass, and iron in India
- River and road traffic in Mesopotamia
- Evacuation of sick and wounded Force D soldiers
- Attitudes of the residents of Basrah [Basra] to British occupation
- Approval of a scheme to dredge Lake Hammar
- British aerial bombardment of enemy camps near Hit
- Arrest of Sulaiman Mirza [Sulaymān Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. ] by British troops near Khanikin [Khanaqin]
- Movement of Turkish [Ottoman], Austrian, and German military units
- Conversion of Mesopotamian river fleet and railways to use oil instead of coal
- Proposal for Force D to adopt a ‘purely defensive role’ in Mesopotamia and support the British offensive in Palestine
- Construction of telegraph lines and railways in Mesopotamia and Persia [Iran]
- Location and number of prisoners of war captured by the Russian Army
- Matters relating to Dunsterforce, including: departure of officers, soldiers, and motor vehicles from Baghdad to join Dunsterforce; retreat of Dunsterforce to Hamadan due to Bolshevik and Jangali [Jangalī] opposition; and proposals for British military action against the Jangali forces in Gilan
- Proposed occupation of key roads in Persia by British troops
- Negotiations between British representatives and the Persian Government
- Efforts by the British to ‘secure co-operation between Kurds and Armenians’ in Persia
- Reports of ‘disorders and small massacres’ between Muslims and Armenians in the Caucasus, and Armenian concerns about imminent ‘massacres on a large scale’.
The volume also contains:
- Distribution and composition of Force D, including details of: lines of communication; and general organisation (ff 171-176)
- Strength return of Force D on 1 December 1917 (ff 136-142), 8 December 1917 (ff 145-151), 15 December 1917 (ff 206-213), 5 January 1918 (ff 6-8), 12 January 1918 (ff 16-18), 19 January 1918 (ff 48-50), 26 January 1918 (ff 155-156)
- Report of number of pilots, balloon officers, and aircraft available for service in Mesopotamia, 14 February 1918 (f 11), 21 February 1918 (f 97)
- Returns of sick and wounded dated 2 February 1918 (ff 19-20), 9 February 1918 (ff 83-84)
- State of supplies on 9 February 1918 (ff 20-22), 16 February 1918 (ff 76-77, 118-119), 23 February 1918 (ff 195-196)
- Ration strength of Force D, 12 January 1917 (ff 30-36), 19 January 1918 (ff 157-160), 26 January 1918 (ff 36-39), 2 February 1918 (ff 152-154)
- Distribution of the Turkish Army dated 19 February 1918 (ff 66-68), 26 February 1918 (ff 185-187)
- Distribution Report showing number and condition of motor vehicles with Force D, January 1 1918 (ff 108-117).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (217 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 219; 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 3-217; 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 33 cm
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