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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 55. PART I. (From 1st to 15th February 1919.)’ [44r] (96/396)
The record is made up of 1 volume (194 folios). It was created in 23 Nov 1918-15 Feb 1919. 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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British tixlantry Battalions, Territorial Force, and New Army which have
b§6n selected to be retained by you for the Army of occupation, total 6 British
battalions, are as follows :—
8th Welsh Fusiliers.
7th Gloucestershire P^egiment.
6th East Lancashire Regiment.
l-5th Boyal West Kents.
l-5th East Surrey B^giment.
l-4th or l-6th Hampshire Begimont.
Please cable the battalion selected in the case of the alternative.
Beference paragraph 4.
Following are Infantry units under heading A. Foreign Service : —
2nd Norfolk Begiment and 1st Oxfordshire and Bucks Light Infantry
under heading B. Home Service.
1st Highland Light Infantry and 2nd Boyal West Eeuts.
Working copy with A. G. to G. S. (S. H. 1).
Copy to M. S C. G., S. (M. O. 1, M. 0. 3, S. D. 3.)
APPENDIX 3?.
DIARY No. 8716.
Telegram P., No. 74794-Cipher, A.G. 6 , dated 1st February 1919.
(Despatched 6-55 p.m., received 1-30 p.m., 3rd February 1919.)
From—The Secretary, War Office, London,
To—Baghdad.
(Repeated India)
With reference to Cipher-7470-A.G.I, dated January 30th (Diary No. 8180)
artillery units referred to in paragraph 3 are as follows :—
3 (a) Foreign Service.
B.G.A.—m
F.F.A.—13th Brigade Headquarters, 2-8th, 44th and C -69 Batteries
30th Brigade, 364th, 385th, 386th and A-69th Batteries.
B.H.—iVU
3 (b) Home Service..
B.F. A.—60th and 61st Batteries.
B.H.A.—S,V. andC. Batteries.
B.G.A.—2-86th Heavy Battery.
B.G.A.—A 7 ^.
Working copy to A. G. with G. S. (S D. 1).
Copy to M. S. 0., G. S. (M. O. 1., M. O. 3, S. D. 3).
APPENDIX 34.
DIARY No. 8717.
Letter No. 10108-1 (M.W. 1), dated 31st January 1919.
(Received in War Section, 3rd February 1919.)
From—The Director-General of Military Works, Simla,
To—The General Officer Commanding, Force C( D ”, Baghdad.
(Copy forwarded for information to the Military Secretary to His Excellency
the Commander-in-Chief.)
With reference to your telegram Nos. A.-550, dated the 31st December
1918 (Diary No. 83) and X.-4765, dated 1st January 1919 (Diary No.354,
I am directed to address you with regard to your probable requirements of
engineer officers for the Mesopotamian post-war garrison.
2. This information is required to enable us to determine to what extent
it is necessary to press the War Office for the return, in advance of general
demobilization, of a proportion of the officers lent from India. The Civil
Departments in India have been entirely denuded of their junior Boyal Engi
neer officers during the war, and of a considerable proportion of their seniors.
Owing to famine conditions in certain provinces the Fublic Works Department,
in particular, are in need of the Indian Army Beserve officers, belonging to
their cadre, who are now sorting in the Military Works Services; some have
already been given up, and more will be wanted shortly. The position of the
Military Works Services in India is as follows :—
Present requirements —210 officers, of whom some 80 only are regular
Boyal Engineer officers. The remainder of this temporary
cadre is mademp of 40 civilians and Upper Subordinates officia-
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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 February 1919. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, memoranda, and tables.
An index to the contents of this volume can be found at folios 1-9. The volume concerns:
- Military personnel issues, including: equipment; the transfer and retirement of officers; nominations for Staff College; granting of leave; and demobilisation of troops
- Supply of food, construction materials, and other items to Force D
- Reductions of planned supply shipments to Force D
- Proposal for a new kind of emergency ration for Indian troops
- Preparation for demobilisation of Force D, including: disposal of animals used by Force D; withdrawal orders for specific units; and disposal of surplus ammunition
- Provision of ships to carry troops from Mesopotamia to the United Kingdom
- Proposed expansion of the jurisdiction of the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- Proposed changes to the Army Chaplains’ Department
- Employment of ‘Imported’ labourers in Mesopotamia and the growth of ‘Considerable local prejudice’ against these workers
- The post-war occupation and government of Mesopotamia
- British assessments of Mesopotamian public opinion
- Construction of railways in Mesopotamia
- Vaccination of animals shipped to Mesopotamia
- Arrest of thirteen Turkish [Ottoman] ‘ringleaders in recent political intrigue’ by British forces in Baghdad
- Turkish military presence at Joziret Ibn Omar [Cizre]
- British use of petroleum wells at Zakhd [Zakho]
- British arming of ‘Turcomans’ to fight the Bolsheviks on behalf of the Transcaspian Government
- Intelligence suggesting the presence of the former Ottoman leader Enver Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. [Enver Pāshā] in the Caucasus
- British military actions in Persia [Iran] including: occupation of key roads; maintenance of roads; and discussion of a ‘most virulent form of malaria’ affecting British troops in North Persia.
The volume also contains:
- Distribution and composition of Force D, including details of lines of communication, general organisation, and corrections (ff 63-73)
- State of supplies on 27 January 1919 (f 25), 31 January 1919 (ff 162-163), 7 February 1919 (f 168)
- Distribution Report showing number and condition of motor vehicles with Force D, 1 December 1918 (ff 27-42)
- Ration strength of Force D on 21 December 1918 (ff 124-130), 28 December 1918 (ff 130-136), 4 January 1919 (ff 182-187), 11 January 1919 (ff 75-78), 18 January 1918 (ff 149-152)
- Strength return of Force D on 23 November 1918 (ff 79-90)
- Weekly return of sick and wounded dated 4 January 1919 (ff 99-100), 11 January (ff 188-189)
- Ammunition return of Force D on 2 January 1918 (ff 110-111)
- Programme for February despatch of British troops from Mesopotamia and India (f 112).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (194 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 192; 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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:192v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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