"مذكرات الحرب. مقر قيادة الجيش، الهند. [...] قوة المشاة الهندية «د». المجلد ٣٧. الجزء II. (من ١٦ إلى ٣١ أغسطس ١٩١٧)." [و‎‎١‎٦‎٢] (٥٤٦/٣٢٨)

when local supplies permit, (c) sweetened milk in lieu of unsweetened to Indian
( ) dhall 2 oz., ghi 1 oz. to be substituted for the 2 ozs. of gur when fresh
meat for Indian troops is not available.
Working copy to Q. M. G.
Copy to M. S. C., A. G., D. M. S., G. 8. (M. 0. 1, S. D. 3).
Telegram P., No. B.-168, dated 26th August 1917; APPENDIX 4:69
(Despatched 2-26 p.m., received 10 p.m., 26th August 1917.) (_Zty. ]So. 5S06 j)
Erom—The Deputy Adjutant General, 3rd Echelon, Basrah,
To—The Secretary, War Office, London.
(Repeated to the Chief of the General Staff, Simla.)
On August 25th the approximate ration strength of Force “ D ” was
331,670 made up as follows :—
British officers 5,648, Indian officers 2,161, British other ranks 85,503,
Indian other ranks 115,527, followers 122,831.
Working copy to A. G.
Copy to AI. 8. C , Q. M. G., D. M. S , G. S. (M. O. 1, S. D. 3).
APPENDIX 470
SITUATION IN MESOPOTAMIA AND PERSIA.
26th August 1917.
I, Tigris front .—On 19th August Columns from Baqubah and Beled Euz
attacked the strongly entrenched Turkish
position stretching from Shahraban to the
Diala river. The Turkish resistance was
feeble and Misdad wus occupied by us on
19th and Shahraban on 20th- The Turks
hurriedly retired to the Jebel Hamrin hills, The Shahraban position is being
consolidated by us.
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Mention of railway extension from Baqubah indicate that the narrow
gauge line will be extended to Shahraban
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2. Euphrates front .—No change.
3. Russo-Turkish front .— Minor engagements have occurred. The Turks
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north-west of Sardasht. A Turkish attack in the Baneh area w r as successful,,
the Russians retiring to within 2 miles of Baneh.
Information indicates that transport difficulties, low morale and lack of
discipline render the prospect of any active
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bable for the present.
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4. Intelligence .—Information received
during the week continues to point
to the despatch from Europe of troops
and of large numbers of motor lorries.
The 24th Division, which w r as believed to he in the Constantinople area
and available as a reinforcement, is now r
reported to be in Palestine; and the tw r o
divisions (the 50th and 55th or 19th),
which were en route eastwards from
Europe, are said to have reached- Aleppo
in early August.
It is reported from the Caucasus that three divisions are being withdrawn
for the offensive against Baghdad, and that the 2 armies on that front are to be
re-organized into one army.
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The exact location of railhead of the Baghdad railway is still undetermined.
Eorce “ D” considers railhead to be some 20 miles south-west of Mardin, and
formation to have reached the vicinity of Nisibin. Director of Military Intel
ligence considers that the railway may have reached by the end of July a
point 40 miles east of Nisibin.