‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 34. PART II. (From 16th to 31st May 1917).’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 34. PART II. (From 16th to 31st May 1917).’
- Date:
- 1917/1917
- Description:
- Abstract: 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 16 and 31 May 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 IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3276. The volume concerns:Appreciations [reports] and intelligence summaries from the Directorate of Military OperationsTwo diaries of information from 20 April 1917 and 21 April 1917 covering: floods; inland water transport; Red Cross launches; the convalescent depot at Amarah [al-Amarah]; aviation; medical affairs; war gifts to Mesopotamia; and judicial administration in the Occupied Territories of IraqA description of the events leading up to the capture of SamarraReinforcements for Force DThe ammunition supplyMovements of Turkish [Ottoman] and Russian troopsPlan for the administration of Baghdad and Basrah [Basra]Reports from the Royal Flying Corps of machines in service and pilots availableProvision and movements of river craftProgress reports on railway constructionsLists of sick and woundedReplacement of Egyptian labourers in Mesopotamia by Indian Labour Corps divisions or Prisoners of WarPunitive measures against tribesmen near SamarraThe strength of the YazidisInformation concerning relations between Turks and Russians, including information that an armistice was arrangedThe health of drafts sent to India for despatch to Mesopotamia.The following tables appear:Troops and tonnage carried up and down the Tigris and arrival and discharge of vessels at Basrah on folios 7-9 and 96-97Ration strength of Force D on folios 41-44, 57-59, and 107-110Distribution of the Turkish Army on folios 88-89 and 151-152Strength of Force D on folios 116-130.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 171; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 3-169; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- إنشاء السكك الحديدية
ذخيرة
الصحة
الاحتلال العسكري
الإدارة العسكرية
الإمدادات العسكرية
أسرى الحرب
الخدمات اللوجستية العسكرية - Geographic region:
- Samarra
Baghdad
Mesopotamia - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000112.0x000203_ar
81055/vdc_100000000112.0x000203_en
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3277
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3277