‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 13. (From 1st to 31st August 1915).’
- 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 13. (From 1st to 31st August 1915).’
- Date:
- 1915/1915
- 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 1 August and 31 August 1915. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: letters, telegrams, notes, tables, draft army orders, and memoranda.A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at folios 13-14, and the volume concerns:Appreciations [reports] and intelligence summaries from the Directorate of Military OperationsRequests for military supplies including supplies of winter clothing and spare parts for military vehiclesThe supply of various types of aeroplanes to Force D, including seaplanes, and a discussion of the organisation of the Flying Service in IndiaGeneral Walter Sinclair Delamain’s occupation of Filaifilah [Fulayfilah] and Ali-al-Gharbi [Ali Al-Gharbi]Progress of Turkish [Ottoman] railways in Asia MinorProspective British railway construction, especially the lines connecting Basrah [Basra] to Nasiriyah, Magil [Al Ma‘qil] to Zubair [Az Zubayr], and Zubair Gate [Khor Al Zubair] to Fort George, including political, military, and economic considerationsDiscussions on the advisability of advancing to Kut-al-Amarah [al-Kut] and the occupation of NasiriyahProvision of river craftReports of sickness, especially malaria, and preventative measuresSupply of mechanics from Australia and New ZealandLetters from Abdul Aziz bin Abdur Rahman, Al-Faisal bin Sa’ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] concerning a treaty of friendship, a draft copy of the treaty (folios 203-205) and British notes on alterations made by bin Sa’ud.The following tables appear:A statement of the strength of reinforcements for Force D on folios 328-334The distribution of the Turkish Army on folios 230-235Admissions to hospital on folio 327The distribution of the troops in Force D on folios 37, 105, 184-185, 259-260, 321The strength of Force D on folios 82-84, 140, 236-238, 307-308.Summaries of the contents of previous volumes can be found at folios 3-12.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 336; 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 15-334; 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:
- River navigation
Aeroplanes
Emir of Najd and Hasa - Geographic region:
- Mesopotamia
Nasiriyah - Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000112.0x0001d9_ar
81055/vdc_100000000112.0x0001d9_en
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3235
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3235