‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 29. PART I. (From [1st] to 15th December 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 29. PART I. (From [1st] to 15th December 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 December 1916. 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 can be found at folios 3-8 and a summary of the contents can be found at folios 9-10. The volume concerns:Appreciations [reports] and intelligence summaries from the Directorate of Military OperationsThree diaries of information from 28 October 1916, 18 November 1916, 25 November 1916 covering: climate and floods; the base at Basrah [Basra]; inland water transport; civil post offices; ordnance; railways; Amarah [al ‘Amarah] revenues; medical reports; labour in the Ali-Gharbi [Ali Al-Gharbi] and Qurnah Qadha [al-Qurna] districts; prisoners of war; captions of photographs sent to the Chief of the General Staff, IndiaStaff appointmentsExchanges and treatment of prisoners of warTribal relations in MesopotamiaArrival of the Ahwaz [Ahvaz] column at Shustar [Shushtar]Progress on railway constructionMilitary, medical, and food suppliesThe murder of notables at Hillah [al-Hillah] by the Turks [Ottomans] and an announcement that if the Turks advanced towards Nejaf [Najaf] a jehad [jihad] would be declared against themThe threat of famine at HamadanRequests that sheikhs [shaikhs] to seize Turkish supply caravans headed to MedinaProvision of Chinese labourersReports from the Royal Flying Corps of machines in service and pilots availableConcerns about the military danger of the Bakhtiaris [Bakhtiyārī] to Force DQuestions regarding the Turkish supply lines and depotsProvision of horses, mules, and river craftA decision that nurses should be the only women allowed to proceed to BasrahBombardment of Turkish position on the left bank of the TigrisInformation about the distribution of Russian troopsThe British advance to the river Hai [Shaṭṭ al Gharraf].The following tables appear:Distribution of Force D on folios 11-13Lines of communication on folios 14-17Composition of Force D on folios 18-25Units captured at Kut-al-Amarah [al-Kut] on folio 26List of General Officers and Brigade Commander with IEF D on folio 27Ration strength of Force D on 19 November on folios 36-37; on 26 November on folios 85-86Distribution of Medical Units in Force D on folios 130-132The state of supplies on 9 December 1916 on folios 133-134Distribution of the Turkish army on folios 137-146.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 162; 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 4-160; 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:
- Homicide
- Geographic region:
- Mesopotamia
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000112.0x0001f8_ar
81055/vdc_100000000112.0x0001f8_en
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3266
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3266