"مذكرات الحرب. مقر قيادة الجيش، الهند. [...] قوة المشاة الهندية «د». المجلد ٥٥. الجزء I. (من ١ إلى ١٥ فبراير ١٩١٩.)" [و‎‎٢‎٠] (٣٩٦/٤٨)

On board f 07 ' duty in Ungland Royal Navy 11 British troops. R. A.
M. C. 2 British Officers, 5 British Troops, R. F. A. 1 British Officer.
For onward despatch to Fngland :—Indo-European telegraph department
1 1st class passage money paid.
lor duty in Egypt :—Intelligence Department 3 interpreters repatriated
prisoners of war Arab, 15 officers, 269 R. and F,, Greek, 10 officers, 102 R.
and F., Armenians, 5 officers 40 R. and F., Jews, 1 officer, 13 R. and F.
For onward despatch to Bey rout :—Medical 1 1st class.
For onward despatch to France :—1st class, French Consul and wife,
passage money paid.
For duty in France : —3rd Canadian Infantry 1 British Officer.
For onward despatch to Washington :—Persian Minister 1st class 1, 2nd
class 2 S passage money paid.
For onward despatch to Const ant inonple :—Indulgence passengers Arme
nian patriot and party 5 1st class.
For duty during voyage to be returned to Basrah :—Medical 1 Follower*
Passage money not to be adjusted at Suez.
For onward despatch to Baku : — Light Trench Mortar battery 2
British Officers, 26 British troops, 13th Light Armoured Motor Battery, 5
British Officers, 110 British troops ; 72nd Field Company R. E. 104 British
troops. R. A. M. C. 8 British troops ; 39th M. G. Company, 5 British troops ;
39th Brigade Transport 115 I. O. R., 13 Followers, 8th Battery R. F. A., 17
British troops, 2 I. O. R., 1 follower 44th Battery R. F. A., 16 British troops,
2 I. 0. R., 1 follower 7th Gloucesters 1 B. 0., 247 British troops, N. Staffs, 7
B. O., 310 British troops, 9th R. Warwicks, 2 British Officers, 235 other ranks,
9th Worcesters, 5 British Officers, 242 other ranks; also two 8-ton and one 4-
ton lorries. Loaded at Bombay 440 tons atta, 80 tons Ghee, 23 tons of chillies,
turmeric and pepper, 16 tons, comprising 30 packages sugar bags, all S. and T.
10 cwt. comprising 3 cases fiat spares transhipped from Basrah, 4 packages
medical stores. For transhipment at Suez for England :—8 packages empty
shells and short rifles, 2 packages packing halkr, etc., Ordnance Woolwich War
Museum, London, 6 packages cap screws Ordnance Weedon. Balance of
Canteen stores and takings to be collected at Suez. Cocanada arrives yours
about 14th.
Working copy to Q. M. G.
Copy to M. S. C., D. M. S., A. G., G. S. (M. 0. 1, M. 0. 3, S. D. 1), A. D.,
Marine.
APPENDIX 23.
DIARY No. 8593.
Telegram P., No. X.-5234, dated 1st February 1919.
Despatched , received 12 noon, 2nd February 1919.
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” Baghdad,
lo—The Chief of the General Stsff, Delhi.
Your 4492 Q. M. G. 6, January 17th.
Actual requirements for February. Estimate for March.
Tons.
Gram
Rations
Fodder
Miscellaneous including
medical comforts and
standing orders.
Total
m
3,760
9,000
5,000
17,760
2,000
6,530
9,000
5,000
22,530
Details of rations —
Preserved meat ...
Nil
Milk
Nil
Sugar
700
Ghee
760
Atta ••• ...
2,000
Dhall
Nil
Mixed spice
Nil
Rock salt...
100
Tamarind ...
?00
Lime Juice (gallons') ...
3,000
Cigarattes (Indian)
12.000,000
Matches (dozens)
300,000
, 100
100
750
700
4,000
600
80
Nil
200
2,000
32,000,000
200,000
The basis of reserve is taken as fifty days’ rations and grain, and 45 days*
firewood and fodder on the assumption that the following troops are evacuated ;
—10,000 British in January, a further 10,000 British and 5,000 Indian by
February 15th and a further 15,000 British and 25,000 Indians by March 16th.