‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 35. PART I. (From 1st to 15th June 1917).’ [‎2v] (9/426)

Content

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 June 1917. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: letters, telegrams, notes, reports, tables, and memoranda.

An index to the contents of this volume and a summary of the contents can be found at folios 3-10. The volume concerns:

• Appreciations [reports] and intelligence summaries from the Directorate of Military Operations dated 3 June 1917 (folios 47-48); 10 June 1917 (ff 144-145)
• Two diaries of information from 12 May 1917 (ff 73-83) and 19 May 1917 (ff 147-156) covering: climate and floods, inland water transport, aviation, and medical affairs
• Lists of the sick and wounded
• Reinforcements for Force D
• Movements of Turkish [Ottoman] and Russian troops
• Reports from the Royal Flying Corps of machines in service and pilots available
• Provision and movements of river craft
• Progress of railway constructions and future railway policy
• Punitive measures against tribesmen near Samarra
• Sending time-expired Egyptian labourers to India
• Supplies of guns, howitzers, horses, and supply ships
• Relations with Arab tribes and formation of Arab Labour Corps
• Communications by river and railway
• Eyewitness statements regarding the killing of British wounded by Turkish soldiers
• Organisation of the Port Administration and Conservancy Directorate
• A report from Brigadier General Sir George Buchanan, Director of Port Administration and River Conservancy concerning works to be carried out to improve the rivers (ff 100-120)
• A discussion about sending confidential information
• Forecast of Russian intentions.

The following tables appear:

• Distribution and composition of Force D, including details of: lines of communication; general organisation; units captured at Kut-al-Amarah [Al-Kut]; and names of General Officers and Brigade Commanders (ff 11-30)
• State of supplies (ff 57-59, 87-89, 161-163, 176-177)
• Distribution of the Turkish Army (ff 65-66, 167-168)
• Ration strength of Force D (ff 70-72, 125-127, 127-130, 155-156)
• Report of troops and tonnage carried up and down the Tigris (ff 92-95, 174-176)
• List of captured arms, ammunition, and material received at Ordnance Depots from 1 January 1917 to 31 March 1917 (ff 191-204).

Extent and format

1 volume (209 folios)

Arrangement

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

Physical characteristics

The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 211; 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 3-209; 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 33cm

Written in

English and French in Latin script

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