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Indian Expeditionary Force 'D', General Routine Orders (incomplete) [‎30r] (72/774)

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The record is made up of 2 volumes (379 folios). It was created in 28 Dec 1915-10 Jul 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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Local temperature yesterday
Maximum 106-8. Minimum 79 6
FORCE
BY
Lieut.-G en eral
Sir P. H. N. LAKE, K.C.B.,
Comirfanding I.E.F. “ D.”
APPOINTMENTS
STAFF
Thursday, 2jth July, igi6
1177. „ The following officiating appointments are made:—
Colonel R a ' 1 V,W D R L P | L . Davies ', ^to be C R.A., XUIth Division, vice Lieut -
r- • ystt®. R A , placed on sick list; witheffectfrom 14th Julv 1916 forenoon
nent-Colonel J. B Mackintosh, R.A., ,o be C.R.A., Corps ArtUle^ .!L Brigadie?-
forenoon^ ’ k Hard y’ R ' A ’ P laced on the sic k list; with effect from 29th June! 1916,
Captain D. L Weir, DS.O., 2 nd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, to be Staff
Captain 28th infantry Brigade, vice 2nd-Lieutenant W. Ranee, 3 rd Battalion, Oxford
and Bucks Light Infantry, relieved; with effect from 23rd July, 1916, forenoon.
(ii) The following appointment is made :—
Captain P. W 7 . Mabbett, 34th Sikh Pioneers, to be Staff Captain, 3 rd Echelon-
with effect from the 21 st June, 1916, forenoon
(C.G.S. telegram 60237, dated 18th June, ]yl 6 ).
ESTABLISHMENTS
CIVIL
1178 {i) The Military Governor, Amarah, is authorised to entertain 2 additional
sweepers at Rs. 15/- per mensem; with effect from the 7th July, 1916.
Debitable to Amarah Municipal Revenues,
(ii) The Military Governor, Amarah, is authorised to entertain 1 office mamur at
Rs. 20 /- per mensem; with effect from the 13th July, 1916.
Debitable to the Revenues of the Occupied Territories.
EXPENDITURE
1179. The expenditure of Krans 472,000, by the Officer Commanding Ahwaz area,
in connection with the extension of telegraphic communication with the detachment at
Band-i-Qir, during the months of April, May and June, is sanctioned. /
The amount sanctioned to be paid to the Manager, Imperial Bank of Persia, at
Basrah, and to be credited to the Ahwaz Consulate Account.
COMPENSATION
LOSSES
PROMOTIONS
ACTING RANKS
1180 With reference to F R O. No. 151, dated 2nd February, 1916, Indian Army
Irder No 472 dated 10 th July, 1916, is re-published for information
472 Indemnification for loss of kit.—With reference to India Army Order No. 1*
f 1916 it notified for information that the Government of Incha have been pleased
i 1916, it is normeu ro. n f t hp spcond clause of Army Council Instruction
o approve ^^ ^Hshed below, except that the claims for compensation preferred
^/officers thereunder.^wiil be dealt with m accordance with paragraphs 322 and 326,
i.rm.y Regulations, India, \olume 1.
War Office,
6th March, 1916.
coition to
. O. 323 of 1916, eases have ‘^vicrhave lost all their kit and have had
scent, and have not yet been fo ^ to meet their i mme diate requirements,
o provide themselves with fresh as a S p ec i a l concession, that compensation may
In such cases it has been deci , A prance Regulations, in respect of absolutely
e granted to officers under bectioii r A^ ^ selves, owing to their wearing uniform
ssential * articles with which they re equ p
a a hospital or during convalescence. absolutely essential for officers while in
As regards other articles compensation can be considered until the officer
ospital or convalescent, no claim f q ^ o{ these articles, as laid down in
3 found fit for service necessitating tne piovi
L o referred to above. w ill defer the re-provision ol any articles
'it is particularly requested that o foruge in hosp it a l or during convalescence,
f lost kit until they actually ^<1 the a ^ Many oases have occurred when
i order to allow time for the los {oar weeks .
uppoeed to be lost has turned up alter 12 i.B-515 (F. 2).
•The following list ®ay be taken asa guide:- ^ kha kit r owsers.2khaki
U81. It is noted for inf 0 ™^° n *^ t0
fficers of acting rank { 0 perform duties of acting ran .
ubstantive rank from date of^ ^ ^ ^ m6y

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Content

The volumes contain the General Routine Orders [until 25 September 1916 referred to as Force Routine Orders] by the Commander of Indian Expeditionary Force D between 28 December 1915 and 10 July 1918, along with annexures to these orders and lists issued with the orders. Topics covered include:

  • Appointments and promotions
  • Equipment and supplies
  • Clothing and rations
  • Arrangements for postal and telegraphic communications
  • Changes to the organisation of Force D
  • Details of those in receipt of honours and rewards
  • Compensation awarded
  • Interpreters: discharges, postings, and transfers
  • Accounts and expenditure
  • Pay and allowances
  • Reports and forms to be submitted
  • Details of Courts Martial
  • Local temperature readings and other meteorological observations
  • Lists of candidates who have passed the Field Service Tests in Arabic and Turkish.

There are also Orders of the Day relating to the above subjects, as well as two Special Orders of the Day containing messages to the armed forces from George V of Great Britain and Ireland (f 95) and Mary, Queen Consort of George V (f 367).

Extent and format
2 volumes (379 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio of volume one (ff 1-188) and terminates at the last folio of volume two (ff 189-378); these numbers are printed 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers of the two volumes. The sequence contains one foliation anomaly, f 308a.

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