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Indian Expeditionary Force 'D', General Routine Orders (incomplete) [322r] (660/774)
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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SECRET.
Issued with
General Routine Orders, dated Wednesday,
February 6th, 1918.
List No. 6.
. Appointments, Staff.
/Bt.-Col. (temp. Brig.-Gen.) T. Fraser GRAMAPL.
vice Bt.-Col. (temp. Maj.-Gen.) w. Gifundz B q is appointed to officiate as C.G.S., G.H.Q.,
Capt. H. H. Douglas-Withers, M.C., 1st attd 6th"s VPAG. P.S.O., R.A. ; Feb. 2nd, 1918.
, Maj. 39th Inf. Bde., vice Maj. H. L. Scott D.S 0 IB Staf Capt. 38th Inf, Bde., to be Bde.-
^nd-Lt. G. A. Williams, 1st attd. 6th S. Lan R to BsCells! Gurkha Rif.; Jan. 24th, 1918.
. S.P-2171-1018 erpfis". ViCS Copt. H - i. dreal"™.,: M 1 EzL: T
SaptyQ, "c."WTX"WarReR"nsaNisso&rut."ap:,59sna1n6,B4e., to be Ble.-Maj. m int. Bde. vc.
VIt. H. J M. Flaxman, attd 9th Bhopal Inf. to be Staff Capt. 50th Inf. Bde., and to be temp Cant
. whilst eo employed vice Capt. G. T. Dennys, 31st Punjabis . Jan. 2861, 1918 temp. Capt.
Xapt. E. J. Shearer, M.C., 31st Lrs. G.S.O III 13th Div tn ho da" P‘10
H. W. Wagstaff, M.C., R.E.; Jan 23 rd 1918 ’ Corps, vice Capt.
2nd-Lt. J. Moffat, 9th attd. 2nd Norf. R., to be Staff Capt., Kurna, and to be temp. Capt whilst so
) employed, vice Capt. H. R. Sandford, RE., offg. ; Jan 19th 1918 '
/t A: 0. de Clermont, attd. 2/4th Gurkha Rif.. Cipher Officer, L.’of C. Hdars, to be Staff Capt.
A marsh, and to be temp. Capt. Whilst so employed, vice Capt. G. F. Royds, 1 /4th Dorset R. ■
Jan. ~Otn, 1.10. i
for
2nd-Lt. M. Rowe, 2nd attd. 1/4th Devon R., to be Staff Officer, Amarah Mobile Clm., graded
/ for purposes of pay as Staff Lt., 2nd Class, and to be temp. Lt. whilst so employed, vice Capt.
H. R Carpenter, 14th Devon R. ; Jan. 27th, 1918.
Lt. F. S. Harrison, 1/6th Gurkha Rif. to be Staff Officer, Baghailah Mobile Clm., graded for
purposes of pay as Staff Lt., 2nd Class, vice Lt. J. F. D. Jeffreys, 96th Inf. ; Jan. 8th, 1918.
List No. 48, dated Dec 5th, 1917, in so far as it concerns Capt. G. F. Royds, l/4th Dorset R.,
Nov 25th, 1917," read “ Dec. 14th, 1917.”
Appointments, Administrative.
tlaj. H. S. Gaskell. D S.O., R.E., to be C R.E., 14th Div. and to be actg. Lt.-Col. whilst so employed
7 vi'ce Maj. (actg. Lt.-Col.) G. C. B. Loch, RE. ; Jan. 30th, 1918.
1/Maj. J. S. Riccard, R.A., I.O.D., D.A.D.O.S., 14th Div. to be A.D.O.S., 3rd Corps, and to be temp.
Lt.-Col. whilst so employed ; Jan. 29th, 1918.
Temp. Lt. M. S. Turton, A.O.D., to be D.A.D.O.S., 14th Div. and to be actg. Capt. whilst so
employed, vice Maj. J. S. Riccard, R.A., I.O.D.; Jan. 28th, 1918.
Capt. C. M. Norrie. R.E., D.A.D.W., to be A.D.W., Hdqrs., vice Bt. Lt.-Col E. de L. Young, R.E. ;
Jan. 4th, 1918.
Lt. E. L. Crawford, to be D.A.D.W., Hdqrs., vice Capt. C. M. Norrie, R.E.; Jan. 4th, 1918.*
Capt. B. A. Rudkin, 80th Inf., to be Comdt. post on L. of C. Sadiyeh, graded for purposes of pay as
Staff Capt. vice Capt. A. E. Bankhead-Browne, 7th N. Staff. R. ; Jan. 31st, 1918.
Lt. J. C. Dunkin, 1 /4th Dorset R., to be Staff Lt 1st Class, Post on L. of C. Nahr Umar, to
complete establishment; Jan. 3rd, 1918.
Lt. (actg. Capt.) A. K. Peter, 2/6th Devon R., to be Staff Officer, Post on L. of C. Ali Gharbi, in
addition to his other duties, graded for purposes of pay as Staff Lieut. 2nd Class, vice Capt. A.
Peffers, High. L.I. ; Sept. 26th, 1917.
Capt. C. G. Andrews, 2nd N. Staff. R . attd. 2/6th Devon R., to be Staff Officer, post on L. of C. Ali
Gharbi, graded for purposes of pay as Staff Lt. 2nd Class, vice Lt. (actg. Capt. > A. K. Peter,
2/6th Devon R. ; Dec. 7th, 1917.
Lt. G. D. C. Beaver resumes duties as Rail and Riverhead Comdt. Nas. Ft., and to be temp. Capt.
whilst so employed ; Dec. 18th, 1917.
2nd-Lt. C. Harrison, 7th High. L.I., to be A.E.S.O., graded for purposes of pay as Staff Capt. and
• / to be temp. Capt. whilst so employed, to complete establishment; June 3rd, 1917.
/Lt. F. Birley, attd. 6th Jat L.I., to be A.E S.O., graded, for purposes of pay as Staff Capt. and to be
temp. Capt whilst so employed, to complete establishment ; Jan. 10th, . 8.
2nd-Lt. W. Me A. Stewart, Arg. and Suth’d Highrs., to be A E.S.O., graded for purposes of pay
as Staff Capt and to be temp. Capt. whilst so employed, vice 2nd-Lt. (temp. Capt.) 0. A. vusse,
cap?#! DRVSMsPijatk Dorset k. Staff Capt. Amarah, to be A.E S O graded for purposes of pay
as Staff Capt. vice 2nd-Lt. (temp. Capt.) C Harrison, 7th High. L.I. ; Jan. 30th, 1918.
/ Appointments, Special,
It , — T vine Comdt 34th Arab Labour Corps, to be A.D. of Labour, graded for
( Xpo^ of dayyas"Star “apt. and to be temp. Capt. whilst 80 employed, to complete
.L ceetablizbenenk slanAstrA&blinta Officer, Labour Directorate to be graded for purposes of
-
Lt. A. E. Mould to be Comdt. 5th Labour Corps, vice Lt. (temp. Capt) E. L. Crawfol d, Sept. 29t
Lt. Smith, attd. 102nd Grenadiers, to be Adit. 43rd Kurdish. Labour Corps, with star pay
Ternot E° « e 63“sp""8Tal?"ssrATAs-ab Corps, with staff pay of
mensem
and to be actg. Lt, whilst so employed, to complete estabitshment ,
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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).
- 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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