‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 24 PART I (From 1st to 15th July 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 24 PART I (From 1st to 15th July 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 July 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 26-28. The volume mostly relates to:Reinforcements and supplies for Force D, including: rations, weapons, ammunition, motor vehicles, river craft, chemicals, and animalsStaff: recruitment, illnesses, leave, appointments, movements, and compensationPrisoners of warUpdates from the Tigris line, especially at Sannaiyat [As Sina‘yat, also rendered as Sannayat]Updates from the Euphrates line, especially at NaisiriyahUpdates from the Karun LineDiscussions about the military and political situation in Persia [Iran] and opinions of Persian GovernmentThreats to lines of communicationFormation of new [military] companies and batteriesConstruction of railwaysRussian activities in the Caucasus, Mesopotamia, and Persia, especially at KermanshahCommunications with General Baratoff [Nikolai Nikolaevich Baratov]Defence of TehranTurkish [Ottoman] forces: movements, attacks, command, dispositions, casualties, and use of gas bombsDissemination of information (including propaganda) to press outlets and to the Cairo BureauDiscussions about the ‘Arab Revolt’ [against the Ottoman Empire]Discussions about the suggested reconciliation between Bin Rashid [Saʿūd bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Rashīd, Emir of Ha‘il?] and Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān Āl Sa’ūd]Activities of Sheriff [Al-Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī, Sharīf of Mecca].The volume also contains:Distribution and composition of Force D, including details of: communication lines and ‘unattached’ units; units captured at Kut-al-Amarah [Al-Kut, also rendered as Kut]; and lists of General Officers and Brigade Commanders (ff 3-25)Appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations summarising the situation in Mesopotamia in early July (ff 67-68) and on 10 July (ff 157-159)Organisational chart of the ‘Works Services’ [services relating to irrigation, engineering, water supply etc.] (f 79).The vast majority of material in the volume dates from July 1916, with the exception of a small amount of material which dates from May and June 1916.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 210; 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 3-208; 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:
- Arab Revolt (1916-1918)
Military intelligence
Political intelligence - Geographic region:
- Mesopotamia
Persia - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000112.0x0001ee_ar
81055/vdc_100000000112.0x0001ee_en
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3256
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3256