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The record is made up of 1 volume (273 folios). It was created in 31 Aug 1918-15 Nov 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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154 C. G. S.
25
Base Section— contd.
LINES OE COMMUNICATION —contd
Administration— contd.
Place-
Total strength.
Headquarters
of
Formations.
Cavalry.
Artillery.
Infantry Battalions
including Pioneers.
Brigade to
which battalion
belongs.
Engineer,
Sapper and
Miner, Labour
and Signal
Units.
Medical units.
S. and T. units.
Other units.
Base Section — contd.
1 . — ^ .
("Basrah— co
.
3rd Echelon, G.
H. Q.
Headqua r t e r s,
L. of C.
Base Headquar
ters.
Headqua r t e r s,
Works Direc
torate, L. of C.
and Base.
Headqu a r t e r s,
M. F. Estab
lishment.
Headqu art er s,
Base Remount
Depot.
Headqua r t er s,
E. F. Park.
-
No. 1 (less dett.)
and 4 Works
Companies
No. 47 Base
Park Company
Detachment E.
and M. Section,
and E. and M.
Composite Com
pany R. E. (less
detachments).
Head quia r t e r s,
2nd Wireless
Signal Squa
dron.
Nos. 33 to 38
Ship Wireless
Stations; River
Section {on
riverships).
Signal Service
Park and Depot.
Basrah Radio
Station.
Bese Depot
Medical Stores.
No. 23 Motor
Ambulance Con
voy (less 21
cars).
British Convales
cent Depot
(Mohammarah).
British Convales
cent Depot
(Tanooma).
Indian Convales
cent Depot
(Mohammarah).
Medical Re-
infor cement
Camp.
Depot River
Sick Convoy
Unit.
Ambulance Trains
Base.
Base Transport
Depot—
“A,” “B,” “ C,”
“ D,” “ E ” and
“ G ” Transport
Companies.
Base M. T.
Depots—No. 695
M. T. Company
A. S. C. {less
detachment).
No. 656 M. T.
Company A. S.
C. (Transport
of No. 23 M.
A. C.)
Repair Work
shops (No. 962
M. T. Company
A. S. C.)
No. 1056, L. of
C. M. T. Coy.,
A. S. C.
No. 1 Remount
Squadron.
Veterinary Con
valescent Depot.
Base Stationery
Depot.
Prisoners of War
Camp.
Storehouse and
Workshop Sec
tions, A. 0. C.
and I. 0. D.
Nos. 8 and 10
Printing Sec
tions (with 3rd
Echelon).
No. 1 Military
Prisoners’ Syce
Corps.
Military Accounts
Department.
Detachment Air
craft Park R.
A. F.
Nahr Umar
L
o••
Headqua r t e r s.
Administrative
Post.
Detachment 2-9th Delhi Infantry ...
*
Base Troops ,..
No. 29 (Indian)
and 39 (Local)
Labour Corps.
Nos. 2 and 3 Pri
soners of VV ar
Labour Corps.
Deta c h m e n t,
Works Direc
torate.
Detachment, E.
and M. Section.
No. 57 Combined
Stationary Hos
pital (less
detachment).
No. 11 (Jail)
Porter Corps.

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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 November 1918. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, tables, memoranda, and letters.

An index to the contents of this volume can be found at folios 1-12. The volume concerns:

  • Supply of food, construction materials, ordnance, and other items to Force D
  • Personnel requirements of Force D
  • Equipment of reinforcements for Force D
  • Railway construction in Mesopotamia
  • Establishment of banks and other financial facilities in Mesopotamia
  • British attack on Turkish [Ottoman] positions at Fatha [Al Fathah] on 24 October 1918, and surrender of Turkish forces on 30 October 1918
  • British occupation of Gayyara [Qayyarah]
  • Railway and river traffic in Mesopotamia
  • British occupation of the city of Mosul
  • Negotiation of Turkish withdrawal from the vilayet of Mosul
  • The Armistice of Mudros
  • Agricultural experiments in Mesopotamia
  • Prisoner of war captures, exchanges, and repatriations
  • Preparations for the demobilisation of Force D, including: the transfer of troops and materiel to the Western Front; transfer of control of transport, communications, and other infrastructure in Mesopotamia to civilian authorities; and disposal of animals used by Force D
  • British relations with the Government of Askabad [Ashgabat, Turkmenistan]
  • British and French support for White Russian forces
  • Capture of Petrovsk [Makhachkala] by Turkish forces and the withdrawal of General Lazar Bicharakov’s White Russian forces from Petrovsk to Enzeli [Bandar-e Anzali]
  • Negotiation of Turkish withdrawal from Baku
  • Preparations for British occupation of Baku
  • Intelligence concerning German political and military activities in the Caucasus, including: German support for an independent Georgia; and the withdrawal of German troops from the Caucasus to Ukraine
  • British naval policy in the Caspian Sea
  • Appeal from Sheikh Mahmud [Shaikh Maḥmūd Barzanjī] for British support for an independent Kurdistan
  • Arrangements for the creation and distribution of propaganda in territory occupied by British forces.

The volume also contains:

  • Distribution and composition of Force D, including details of: lines of communication; general organisation; and names of General Officers and Brigade Commanders (ff 13-34, 228-236)
  • Strength return of Force D on 31 August 1918 (ff 68-81), 14 September 1918 (ff 249-262) 28 September 1918 (ff 42-44), 5 October 1918 (ff 237-238), 12 October 1918 (ff 239-240)
  • Ammunition return of Force D on 18 October 1918 (f 220), 22 October 1918 (ff 44-45)
  • State of supplies on 27 October 1918 (ff 82-83), 31 October 1918 (ff 127-128), 7 November 1918 (ff 205-206)
  • Report of aircraft available for service in Mesopotamia, 31 October 1918 (f 84), 7 November 1918 (ff 173-174)
  • Weekly return of sick and wounded dated 5 October 1918 (ff 137-139)
  • Ration strength of Force D on 21 September 1918 (ff 213-219), 28 September 1918 (ff 243-249), 5 October 1918 (ff 148-152)
  • Statement showing War Establishment for farms in Mesopotamia, dated 9 November 1918 (ff 200-202)
  • Statement of Animal Transport in Tigris and Euphrates fronts, 29 September 1918 (ff 264-269).
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1 volume (273 folios)
Arrangement

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

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 273; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.

Dimensions: 21 x 33cm

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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 52. PART I. (From 1st to 15th November 1918.)’
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front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:273v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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