‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 21. PART I. (From 1st of 15th April 1916.)’
- 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 21. PART I. (From 1st of 15th April 1916.)’
- Date:
- 1916/1916
- 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 and 15 April 1916. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, letters, and memoranda containing instructions and reports.A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at folios 3-6. The volume mostly relates to:Reinforcements and supplies for Force D, including: food, materials, ammunition, river craft (especially hospital boats), hospitals, weapons, nurses, chemicals, animals, and tobaccoStaff: appointments, illnesses, salaries, and promotionsArrangements for moving the sick and wounded out of MesopotamiaPrisoners of warUpdates from the Tigris line, especially around Falahiyah [Fulayfilah] and Sannaiyat [As Sina‘yat], and particularly regarding the impact of weather and floodingUpdates from the Euphrates lineProposals to advance on Baghdad and to send a force to Bandar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbas]Operations in the Caucasus regionStatus of German and Turkish [Ottoman] troops, particularly in Persia [Iran] and SyriaTelegraph lines and communicationsGeneral Charles Townshend’s comments on the earlier battle at Kut [Al-Kut]Discussions about deploying ‘Arab’ agents into Mesopotamia for political purposes (f 28)Information given to the press in England and IndiaActivities of Ibn Rashid of Shammar [Saʿūd bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Rashīd, Emir of Ha‘il]Intelligence concerning the Wali of Pusht-i-KuhDetails relating to Force D’s base at Basrah [Basra].The volume also includes:Appreciations from the Directorate of Military Operations summarising the situation in Mesopotamia on 3 April (ff 24-25) and 10 April (ff 95-96)Distributions of Force D on 26 March (ff 59-63)Turkish distribution in Mesopotamia and the Turko-Persian frontier (f 108)Report by Lieutenant-Colonel Sydney Price James on the establishment of a Central Sanitary Section at Amarah, with comments by the Director, Medical Services, IEF “D” (ff 151-158)Memoranda and correspondence on delays to the River Conservancy Works in Mesopotamia (ff 159-170).The vast majority of material in the volume dates from April 1916, with the exception of a small amount of material which dates from February and March 1916.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 177; 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 8-175; 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:
- Sanitation
Political intelligence
Military supplies
Military intelligence - Geographic region:
- Mesopotamia
Persia
Caucasus - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000112.0x0001e8_ar
81055/vdc_100000000112.0x0001e8_en
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3250
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3250