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Indian Expeditionary Force 'D', General Routine Orders (incomplete) [165r] (342/774)
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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Issued with
General Routine Orders . —
. dated Wednesday.
November 22nd, 1916.
List No. 9
Appointments, Staff,
The following appointment is made :
Capt. E. G. Hamilton, D.S.O., M.C The c . _
Nov. 18th, 1916. ’naught Rangers, to be Bde. Maj., 8th J n fy. Bde. ;
Appointments Staff, Royal Artillery,
Maj. F. R. G. Wilmer, D.S.O., R.A., resumed his duties as Bde. Maj., R A G HQ I F F “ D „
Vice Capt. D. J. Greenshields. R.A., off g., relieved ; Nov. 9th, 1916." *7" D
Appointments, Administrative,
The following appointments are made :—
Lt.-Col. G. A. Becher. 8th Cav.. to be Riverhead Comdt., Sheikh Saad. Nov. 8th, 1916
Col. EB Lang, I.A. (re ' list), to comd. No.2 I.B.D., vice Lt.-Col. G. A. Becher, 8th Cav., relieved :
—OY. LBU, 1 010.
Maj. J. C. Simpson, 2nd Rajputs, to be Comdt., Ali Gharbi, vice Lt.-Col. E. H Boome 10274
Grenadiers, relieved’; Oct. 28th, 1916.‘
Capt R. D. Robertson, The Gordon Highlanders, to be Staff Officer, Ali Gharbi, vice Capt. R C
Christie, 102nd Grenadiers, relieved ; Oct. 14th, 1916.
Capt, H. I. Allen, N. Staff. Regt.. to be A.D. Army Signals, G.H.Q., I.E.F. " D,” vice Capt. S. H.
Killick, S. Lancs. Regt. ; Nov. 15th, 1916.
Capt. R. D. Watney, 1/lth Bn., R.W. Kent Regt., to be Comdt., Rest Camp, Sheikh Saad •
Nov. 9th, 1916.
Lt. 1). Craik, I.A.R.O., att. Ith Rajputs, to be Adj t., Rest Camp, Sheikh Saad ; Nov. 4th, 1916.
Maj. E. A. Tandy, R.F., to be A.D.W., Tigris Road, vice Lt. P. J. Sellier, I.A.R.O., relieved;
Nov. 4th, 1916.
Capt. F. C. De Butts, 55th Rifles, to be Comdt., No. 7 Div. Sig. Co., vice Capt. H. I. Allen, N.
Staff. Regt. ; Nov. 15th, 1916.
The following Officers are confirmed in their appointments :—
Maj. H. E. Crocker, D.S.O., Essex Regt. to be D.D.A.S., 3rd I.A. Corps (old) ; July, 28th, 1916.
Maj. H. A. B. Salmond, York & Lancs. Regt., to be D.D.A.S. ; July 6th, 1916.
Capt. W. L. Herd. Shropshire LJ., to be Comdt., G.H.Q., Sig. Co. ; July 6th, 1916.
Capt. D. Pott, 13th Lancers, to be Comdt., No. 3 Div. Sig. Co. : July 14th, 1916.
Capt F. 0. St John, Royal Scots, to be Comdt., No. 13 Div. Sig. Co. ; Aug. 4th. 1916.
Appointments, Special,
The following appointments are made :—
Capt. G. P. Murphy, ( ivil, attd. 82nd Punjabis, to be A.P.M., 14th Div., vice Capt. A. C.
Hooton, Yorkshire Regt., apptd. A.P.M., 3rd I.A. Corps : Nov. 15th, 1916.
I
Appointments, Personal,
The following appointments have been sanctioned :
2nd-Lt. H. R. Cox, I.A.R.O., attd. 51st Sikhs, to be 2nd A.D.C. to the G.O.C., 7th Div. ;
2nd-Lt O.^tL Toogood, 11th (S) Bn., Gloucestershire Regt., attd. l/2nd Gurkha Rifles, to be
2nd A.D.C. to G.O.C.. 14th Div.; Nov. 13th, 191b.
[C.G.S., telegram 86797, dated Oct. 21st, 1916.J
Appointments, Regimental,
The following appointments are made .
2nd Lt. R. E. Phillips, 9th (S) Bn., The Royal Warwickshire Regt., to be Adjt. July 6th, 191b, and
be temp. Lt. whilst so employed.
Sbf/t Punjabis.
In G.R.O. No 6.35 of April 25th, 1916, against the »ame of Maj. N. M. Geoghegan, for to be
Offg. Comdt.” substitute ‘ to be temp. Com •
Appointments, Special,
- . nnnfd Snecial Service Officer, Jaipur and Bharatpur Imperial
Lt. W. L. H. Thacker, I.A.R.O., is MP • 1916 Sept. 11th, 1916, and is graded for the
Service Transport Corps from July .OLD’moloy ea.
purposes of pay as a Staff Capt., "gnacat Service Officer, Jaipur and Bharatpur Imperial
2nd Lt. G. P. Cable, I.A.R.O is apptd-,SPr“1916,"vice Lt. W. L. H. Thacker, I.A.R.O., relieved
Service Transport Corps, from P ’ . ‘Staff Capt., whilst so employed.
and is graded for the purposes of pay as a "
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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).
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- 2 volumes (379 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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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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