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Indian Expeditionary Force 'D', General Routine Orders (incomplete) [368r] (752/774)
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
May 1st, 1918.
List No. 18
Appointment, Personal.
Hon. Maj. Gurnam Singh, I.A., to be extra A.D.C. to G 0 C FL
• Appointment, Staff"Phrates Defences: April 16th, 1918.
“Staff oreevt Staff Officer Y Chief a. m. Morin, D.s.o, v.D. %
/ Appointments, Administrative.
Lt.-Col. C. A. F. Hocken, 35th Horse, to be Embarkation Comdt traded .
7 A.Q.M.G., vice Capt. R. C. Loverock, D.S.O., 1st Oxf. and Bucks I TFS purposes, of pay. as
/ to his other duties ; April 14th, 1918. ' ” —50 offg-in addition
Maj. W. H. Anderson, I. A., to be D.D. Remounts, Mes. Ex. Force pice ... .
D S 0, I A ; April 7th, 1918. “ ’ aj ' • • H ' Anderson,
Maj. W. H. Anderson. T. A D.D Remounts is appointed to officiate as D. of Remounts, Mes Ex Force
vice a (temp. Brig.-Genl.) G. L. Holdsworth, C.B , Remount Service ; ApriMM 1918
April loth “mT officers Field Engineers, ist Corps, to complete establishment:
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Temp. Capt. A. L. Lemerle, R.E.
Temp. Capt C. L Boucher, R.E.
At N. C. Myers, attd. 3rd S. & M. (Mechanical). • .
Lt. (actg. Capt.) J. T. Burge, is graded for purposes of pay as Staff Lt., Ist Class, whilst holding the
appointment of Adjt. and Qrmr, P. of W. Camp ; Aug. 1st, 1917.
/ Appointments, Special,
Capt. G. G. Moule, M.C., 14th Hrs., to be S.S.O. Intgce., G.H.Q , graded for purposes of pay as
G.S.O. III., to complete establishment ; April 13th, 1918.
Lt. C. C. H. Smith, attd. 4th Rajputs, to be isst. Supdt P. and B.T. School, and to be actg. Capt
with pay and allowances of Lt. whilst so employed, to complete establishment; April 9th, 1918.
[uthy. W.O telegram No. 56925, dated 19th April, 1918.]
Lt. W. Ashcroft, 7th Hrs., to be A.P.M. 15th Divn , and to be temp. Capt. whilst so employed vice
Capt. L. M. Yetts, 5th R.W Surr. R. ; April 23rd, 1918.
2nd-Lt. F. Russell, 7th Hrs., to be Adjt 45th Arab Labour Corps, with Staff pay of Rs. 150 per
, mensem, and to be actg. Lt. whilst so employed, to complete establishment ; March 21st, 1918.
Temp. 2nd-Lt. V. F. Stephens, R E., to be Asst. Irrigation Officer, and to be temp. Lt. whilst so
employed, to complete establishment, subject to confirmation ; Feb. 27th, 1918.
Mr. A. Angelo, D.D.P.S., Base, to be D.D.P.S, G.H.Q., vice temp. Capt. C. J. E. Clerici, R.E.,
transferred to Base in same capacity ; April 7th, 1918.
Mr. N. M. Buckner, to be A.D.P.S , 1st Corps, vice Mr. R. W. Spear, offg.; April 12th, 1918.
Appointment, Ecclesiastical
The Rev. E. R. Clough, C. of E. Chaplain, Indian Ecclesiastical Establishment, is re-transferred to
the Army Chaplains’ Dept. and graded as temp. C.F. 3rd Class ; April 21st, 1918.
Appointments, Regimental.
i\4th Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment.
Capt. J. R. Withers, 2nd N Staff. R., to be Adjt. vice 2nd-Lt. (actg. Capt.) W. G. Allen offg.,
relieved ; April 26th, 1918.
Machine Gun Corps.
Temp. Capt. C. H. Miller. 18th Hrs. & M.G.C., to be 2nd-in-comd. 16th M.G. Sqdn. ; April 4th,
1918. • 1. ' • ~
Promotions, Temporary.
Intimation has been received that the grant of temp, rank of Col. to temp. Maj. (temp. Lt.-Col.)
H. E. Ratsey, D.S 0., R.E., and temp. Maj. (temp. Lt.-Col.) J C. Ward, D S.O., R.E., D.Ds. LWT.
and to be graded for purposes of pay as A Ds. S. & T. was notified in the London Gazette of 24th
April, 1918.-
[Au thy. W.O. telegram No. 71742, dated 28th April, 1918.J
Lt. (temp. Capt.) G. S. Darby, attd., relinquishes his temp, rank on ceasing to be employed with
the-Railway Department ; Oct. 7th, 1917.
Royal Artillery.
Lt. (actg. Capt.) W. Howe, R.F.A.. to be actg. Maj. whilst comdg. a 6-gun Batt.; _April 6m, L 18.
The undermentioned to be actg. Capts. whilst 2nd-in-comd. of a 6-gun Batt .
Lt. F. M. Lonergan, R.F.A. ; March 22nd to April 4th, 1918, inclusive.
Lt. S. R. Gibbon, R.F.A. ; April 5th, 1918.
Lt. (actg. Capt.) W. C. Clark, R.G.A., relinquishes his actg. rank on ceasing to be 2nd-m-comd. of a
Siege Batt. ; April 12th, 1918. _ . • _
The undermentioned to be actg. Capts. whilst 2nd-in-comd. of 6-gun
Lt. W. J. McHaffie, R.F.A. ; March 22nd to April 11th, 1918, inclusive.
Lt. P. R. Phillips, RF.A. ; April 12th, 1918. . — A a.
List No. 15 of 1918, in so far as it concerns Lt. (actg. Maj J W . S. Carr, R.G.A.,
the R.G.A., relinquishes his actg. rank on ceasing to comd. a Siege
R.G.A. ; March 28th, 1918.
Royal Engineers. —
/Capt. H. J. Macnamara, M.C., R.E., to be actg. Maj. whilst comdg. an E. & M. Co., . .,
114th Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment. .
2nd-Lt. (actg. Capt. ) W. G. Allen, relinquishes his actg. rank on ceasing to 2 g-
Batt:,
April
April
26th, 1918. . , 1016
Lt. H. J. Ward to be actg. Capt. (addtl.) ; April 2nd, 1918.
2na. (actg. Capt.) P. W. Jennings, ^g. rank on ceasing to be 3nd-in:
comd. of a M.G. Sqdn.; April 4th, 1918. [p.T.O.
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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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- Indian Expeditionary Force 'D', General Routine Orders (incomplete)
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