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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 52. PART II. (From 16th to 30th November 1918.)’ [153r] (314/558)
The record is made up of 1 volume (275 folios). It was created in 21 Sep 1918-30 Nov 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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Marked disordered action of the heart after the Houle March.
“ D ” Company.
legtl. No.
Rank.
Name.
902
Sepoy
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
...
... S.K. Ghosh.
69
Lance-Naik
... P. Chatterjee.
87
Havildar
Custodian; police sergeant; jail or prison guard.
... N. Roy Choudhmy.
366
Sepoy
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
...
... M. S. Dam.
1354
... T. Majoomdar.
898
•••
... N. Choudhury.
642
,, ...
... H. Dutta.
1025
... J. Mitra.
517
„ ...
... B, Chakravarty.
770
... S. Smgha.
1632
„ ...
List of men who
... R. Ganguly.
APPENDIX. V.
were incapable of standing up
Regtl No.
Rank.
Name.
305
Lance-Naik
... K. K. Banerjee.
2i3
Senoy ...
... K. K. Roy.
1287
• ••
... A. A. Rhan.
675
... U. Dutta Choudhury.
Remarks.
Remarks.
156 C. G. S.
APPENDIX VI.
Dated Kut, the 5th October 1918.
From— Lieut.-Col. A. L. Barrett, Commanding 49th Bengal Infantry,
To—The President, Board of Officers on 49th Bengal Infantry.
I have the honour to report, for the information of the Board, that, a 1 ? a
result of the route march that took place yesterday, I had to cut down the
number of men on Regimental guards and Bridge guards, from 58 to 33
I. 0. R. The rest of the men were so fatigued by the route march that it was
impossible to send them on guard. This seems at first-sight rather a wild
statement, hut the Board were present during yesterday’s march, and saw the
state to which the great majority of the men completed the exercise, and will
probably be able to understand. *
APPENDIX VII.
Dated Kut, the 7th October 1918.
p rom —Lteut.-Col. A. L. Barrett, Commanding 49th Bengal Infantry,
To—The President, Board of Officers on 49th Bengal Infantry.
I have the honour to request that, if possible, the Board will include
among any men of the 49th Infantry whom they may recommend for return to
India as unlikely for physical or other reasons to make efficient soldiers, the
names of the following two Non-Commissioned Officers :—
No. 147, Temporary Company
Havildar
Custodian; police sergeant; jail or prison guard.
Major J. N. Sircar.
No. 293, Temporary Haviidar A. Sanyal.
There is, as far as I know r , nothing against these men on the score of health,
nor on account of their proficiency as Non-Commissioned Officers : I have,
however, every reason to believe that they were concerned in fomenting the
feeling of unrest that culminated lately in the murder of one Indian Officer and
the attempted murder of two others, and I am satisfied that their retention in
the regiment is against the interests of the Service. I am unable to provide
any proof in support of my statement, and must ask for it to be taken on trust
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 16 and 30 November 1918. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, letters, memoranda, and tables.
An index to the contents of this volume can be found at the start of IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3311. The volume concerns:
- Military personnel issues, including: recruitment, reinforcements, and the transfer of officers
- Supply of food, equipment, ordnance, construction materials and other items to Force D
- Preparations for the demobilisation of Force D
- Demobilisation of the Turkish [Ottoman] Army
- Prisoner of war exchanges
- Railway, river, and port traffic in Mesopotamia [Iraq]
- The British occupation of the Mosul Vilayet
- Construction of railways in Mesopotamia
- Post-war economic and political conditions in Mesopotamia
- The creation of new governments in Mesopotamia, Syria, and Palestine
- Discussion of the Anglo-French Declaration and its significance for Mesopotamia
- Proposal for the creation of a British-administered ‘Kurdish State’ centred on Sulaimaniyah [Sulaymaniyah]
- Transfer of Mesopotamian public debts, archives, and other state assets from the Turkish to the British administration
- Official examination of the 49th Bengal Infantry
- British occupation of Baku and Batum [Batumi]
- British policy in the Caucasus, including: the British intention to ‘police’ the region between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea; proposed disarming of ‘the 6 ½ million inhabitants of Trans-Caucasia’; and the proposed British recognition of autonomous governments in Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan
- British military support for White Russian and other anti-Bolshevik forces
- Intelligence concerning German troop numbers and movements in the Caucasus and Anatolia Peninsula that forms most of modern-day Turkey.
- Intelligence concerning Turkish troop numbers and movements in the Caucasus and Anatolia Peninsula that forms most of modern-day Turkey.
- Political events in Constantinople [Istanbul]
- Supply issues for British units in Persia [Iran]
- Request from the Shah of Persia that Persia be represented at future peace negotiations.
The volume also contains:
- Distribution and composition of Force D, including details of lines of communication and general organisation (ff 56-64)
- Report of pilots and aircraft available for service in Mesopotamia, 14 November 1918 (f 3), 21 November 1918 (f 120)
- Ration strength of Force D on 5 October 1918 (ff 92-96), 12 October 1918 (ff 18-22, 175-179), 19 October 1918 (ff 117-120), 26 October 1918 (ff 72-74)
- Strength return of Force D on 21 September 1918 (ff 22-34), 28 September 1918 (ff 198-210), 19 October 1918 (ff 90-92), 26 October 1918 (ff 261-262)
- Ammunition return of Force D on 5 October 1918 (ff 210-221), 25 October 1918 (f 39), 29 October 1918 (ff 84-85), 5 November 1918 (f 85), 12 November 1918 (f 99), 19 November 1918 (f 264)
- Weekly return of sick and wounded dated 12 October 1918 (ff 76-77), 19 October 1918 (ff 169-170)
- State of supplies on 7 November 1918 (ff 110-111), 20 November 1918 (ff 262-263)
- Distribution Report showing number and condition of motor vehicles with Force D, 1 October 1918 (ff 223-244).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (275 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 (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 273; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
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- ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 52. PART II. (From 16th to 30th November 1918.)’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:273v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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