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'WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 25. PART I. (From 1st to 15th August 1916.)' [157v] (319/334)
The record is made up of 1 volume (163 folios). It was created in 27 Jul 1916-15 Aug 1916. 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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.and in accordance with principle of relief of war worn units approved in your
19253-Cipher-M. 0.-1231, of 7th July 1916 (Dy. No* 64060),
Relief will be carried out by wings, second wing of each relieving unit
remaining in India till arrival at Indian port of first wing of relieved units.
Record copy to G S. (M. O. 2).
Copy to M. S. C., M. S. V., A. G., Q. M. G.
'Telegram No. 7-2047, dated 15th August 1916. APPENDIX 296
(Despatched 6-45 p.m.) (Tty. No. 72047)
Prom—The Chief of the General Staff,
To—The Director, Medical Services, Porce “D/* Basrah.
Hospital Ship “Oxfordshire” sailed for Basrah on 13th August with follow
ing on board •—
No. 1172-32-E. B. A., dated 22nd June {Dy. No. 61344), from General
Officer Commanding, Eorce “ D.”
40th General Hospital consisting of Lieutenant-Colonel H. E. Bruce
Porter and 33 officers R. A, M. C., 3 Chaplains, 2 warrant officers
and 193 rank and file R. A. M. C., 31st Stationary Hospital consisting of
Lieutenant-Colonel 0. A. Stone and 10 officers R. A. M. C., 3 Chaplains, 1
warrant officer and 112 rank and file R. A. M. C. No. 958-13-A. G., dated
13th August (Dy. No. 71775), from A. A. G., 3rd Echelon 49 R. A. M. C,
dispensers.
The equipment of above 2 hospitals is arriving Bombay in “ Port
Melbourne ” and will he forwarded as soon as possible.
Record copy to D. M. S.
APPENDIX 297
{Dy. No. 72048)
Telegram P., No. 8352, dated 15th August 1916.
(Received in War Section on 15th August 1916.)
From—The Viceroy (Army Department),
To—The Secretary of State for India,
Please refer to the correspondence ending with my telegram, dated 9th
August 1916, No. 8023 (Dy. No. 70997).
First. —After taking into account the requirements of the North-West
Frontier, the following complete medical unit equipments remain available in
India to meet demands :—
Advanced Depots Medical Stores ..... 2
Indian Field Ambulance Equipments . , . . .1$
British field Ambulance Equipments . • • . • 5
Second. —The following are available in India in Medical Store Depots :—
Pield Medical Haversacks . . . . . . .100
Field Medical Companions . • . • . • • 112
Field Medical Panniers ....... 64 pairs
Third. —The following complete medical unit equipments are now being
collected in India as a reserve :—
Sanitary Section Equipments
X-Ray Sections
Indian General H ospitals
British General Hospitals
Indian Stationary Hospitals
British Stationary Hospitals
Indian Clearing Hospitals
British Clearing Hospitals
Indian Field Ambulances
. 8
3
. 2
1
24
8
3
1
. 10
It is expected that the medical portions of these latter equipments will be
ready as follows :—
By the end of September—4 Indian Field Ambulances and 1 British and
3 Indian Clearing Hospitals.
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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 August 1916. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include letters, telegrams, and appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations.
A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at folio 16. The volume mostly relates to:
- Updates from the Tigris and Euphrates lines, southern Persia [Iran], and the Russo-Turkish front
- Reinforcements for Force D, including personnel requirements, appointments of officers, and changes in the chief command
- Plans for the relief of various regiments, and arrangements for those going on leave
- River craft: details of craft available, efforts to procure more, the re-erection of craft on arrival, the storage of drinking water on board river craft, and the overall administration of river transport
- Supplies and equipment for Force D, including ice machines, hospital ships, mosquito nets, and slipways for dockyards
- Ration requirements for Force D
- Turkish [Ottoman] forces: estimates of troop numbers, and details of their location and movements
- Proposals for the establishment of machine gun companies
- Progress of railway construction in Mesopotamia
- Reports of German activities
- The whereabouts of Khalil Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. [Halil (Kut) Pāshā]
- Proposals for a prisoner exchange.
The volume also includes:
- Distribution of Force D (ff 3-6, ff 24-26)
- General Organisation of Force D (f 7)
- Composition of Force D (ff 8-13)
- Units of Force D captured at Kut-al-Amarah [Al-Kut] (f 14)
- Names of General Officers with Force D (f 14)
- List of General Officers and Brigade Commanders with Force D (f 15)
- Statements giving the number of guns in use and the numbers of complete rounds up to 30 July (f 21) and 6 August (f 107)
- Returns of the sick and wounded for weeks ending 15 July (f 55), 22 July (f 137)
- Reports of the Royal Flying Corps (f 60 and ff 126-127)
- Statement of the hospitals supplied and under supply for Force D (ff 78-79)
- Strength of Bushire [Bushehr] garrison attached to Force D (f 109)
- Report on the explosion of three ammunition barges on 10 June (ff 109-110)
- A copy of a despatch from the Government of India on the defence of Kut-al-Amarah under Major General Townshend from 3 December 1915 to 29 April 1916 (ff 137-138).
The vast majority of material in the volume dates from August 1916, but there is also a small amount of material which dates from July 1916.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (163 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 165; 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 3-163; 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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