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APPENDIX 1
India Expeditionary Force “ Dis directly under Commander-in-Chief, India, consequently no
strength returns are received in London.
The Force consists of :—
2 Indian Infantry Divisions.
1 Cavalry Brigade (•“> regiments of 3 squadrons each).
Corps 'troops (L regiment Cavalry, 1 Pioneer battalion).
The Artillery includes :—
1 Battery Royal Horse Artillery.
1 Brigade Royal Field Artillery.
1 Brigade Indian Monntain Artillery.
2 Batteries Royal Garrison Artillery (Heavy).
1 Howitzer Battery. Territorial Force.
1 Battery. Volunteer Artillery.
\Ye estimate the total Force at about:—
23,000 fighting men of all arms.
APPENDIX 2.
Comm uuieations :—
Fao to B^sra, (Shatt-el-Arab), miles m > i ,, P »
Basra to Baghdad (rid River Tigra), j- ‘l" 1 W'. }\ m ?
502 miles . . ’j Baghdad is 568 mile;
Nasrie to Basra, 115 miles (River Euphrates).
Xasrie to Kut-el-Amara (120 miles Shatt-eLHai).
Muhammera to Band-i-Kir. 100 miles (Karun River).
communications from Fao—
by river and less by road.
APPENDIX 3.
Posts.
Garrisons.
Fao (Shatt-el-Arab)
llasra (Shatt-el-Arab)
Kama (junction Euplirates and Tigiis)
Nasrie (Euphrates)
Qalat Salih (Tigris)
Amara (Tigris)
Ali-al-Gharbi (Tigris)
Kut-el-Amara and above (Tigris)
Abadan (Karun)
Ahwaz (Karun)
Band-i-Qir (Karun)
Bushire (Persian Gulf)
- i company Infantry.
2 battalions Infantry.
•1 battalions Infantry.
: 3 battalions Infantry ; 1 ^fountain Batterv.
.1 battalion Infantry.
- j battalion Infantry; 1 section Royal Garrison
Artillery (Heavy) ; 4 guns (Volunteer Battery) ;
1 Mountain Battery.
( 1 Infantry Brigade.
( 2 guns (Volunteer Artillery).
('6th Division.
21 regiments Cavalry.
10th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
-•{ Howitzer Battery, Territorial Force.
Heavy Brigade, Royal Garrison Artillery (less
1 Section).
(A Battery, Royal Horse Artillery.
- 4 company* Infantry.
_ | 1 regiment Cavalry of 3 squadrons.
fl squadron Cavalry.
2 battalions Infantry.
(A captured Turkish guns.
12 shallow (2 feet) draught river gunboats are on order and under construction. Each boat will carry
two 4-inch guns and three machine guns.
The first will be available on the Tigris during November, and the Admiralty expect to complete the
remainder at the rate of one per month after that.
The Admiralty has cabled to Abadan, where the first four gunboats are being assembled, to ask if
anything can be done to expedite the work.
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