'WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA […] I.E.F. "D". Volume 34. PART I. (From 1st to 15th 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 I. (From 1st to 15th 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 1 and 15 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 can be found at folios 3-11. The volume concerns:Troop movementsMilitary operations, including actions on the Adhaim [Al-‘Uzaym] riverReports from the fronts on the Tigris and Euphrates, the Caucasus, and southern Persia [Iran]Issues concerning Inland Water Transport, including the transfer of ships from India to Mesopotamia and details of craft lost on rivers in MesopotamiaSupplies for Force D, including ammunition, guns, and tentsCombat and non-combat reinforcements for Force D from India, Egypt, and Mauritius, in particular Labour CorpsStaff appointmentsRailways, including railway construction and repair, traffic statistics, and the transfer of rails and rolling stock from India to MesopotamiaThe movements and strength of Turkish [Ottoman) forces, including intelligence received from deserters and prisoners of warThe movements of Russian forces; the effects of the Russian Revolution of February 1917The court martial and sentencing of troops from the 3rd Brahmans for ‘mutinous conduct’Aerial operationsRelations with tribes, including ‘punitive measures’ against tribes resisting the British occupation of MesopotamiaThe proposed deportation of Turkish families from British-occupied BaghdadPolitical developments in Najd and HailThe question of the future political administration of MesopotamiaMedical issues, including Medical Advisory Committee report on sickness and sanitary measures in Force D (ff 165-180)Issues around currency and exchange rates in British-occupied MesopotamiaReported activity of German agentsThe political situation in Persia and the effect on this of the Russian Revolution of February 1917.The following tables appear:The distribution, composition, and organisation of Force D (ff 12-29, ff 112-117, ff 139-142) and names of officers in order of superiority (ff 30-31)Units captured at Kut-al-Amarah [Kut] (f 30)Artillery and ammunition available in Mesopotamia (ff 36-37, ff 130-131)Distribution and strength of Turkish forces (ff 39-47, f 133, f 155, ff 244-246)British aerial operations between 18 and 24 February 1917 (ff 49-51)Medical statistics (ff 54-56, ff 88-89, ff 151-152, ff 178-179, ff 182-183, ff 197-198, ff 212-214, f 216, ff 218-220, ff 226-227)Disinfection measures and equipment (ff 57-58, ff 65-66)Inland Water Transport personnel as of 10 February 1917 (f 67)Shipping statistics (f 68, f 132, f 232, f 241)The state of supplies on the morning of 28 April 1917 (ff 76-80, ff 81-82), the morning of 5 May 1917 (ff 128-129, ff 137-138), and the morning of 12 May 1917 (ff 238-240)Railway traffic in Mesopotamia in the weeks ending 24 April 1917 (ff 80-81) and 3 May 1917 (f 126)Royal Flying Corps (RFC) report listing available aircraft and pilots in the week ending 3 May 1917 (f 93) and 10 May 1917 (f 152)Ration strength of Force D on 8 April 1917 (ff 109-111), 22 April 1917 (ff 124-125), and 29 April 1917 (ff 192-197)Distribution of land transport with Force D on 1 April 1917 (f 123)Reinforcements for Force D (ff 150-151)Inland Water Transport statistics for the week ending 17 February 1917 (ff 221-223) and 24 February 1917 (ff 229-231).Also included are:‘Diary of Information’ No. 42 dated 31 March 1917, covering: aerial operations; approximate translations of songs by Indian troops; a report on sanitation dated 31 January 1917; Inland Water Transport report for the week ending 10 February 1917; construction and engineering works in Mesopotamia and British-occupied southern Persia; and the Christmas mail for Mespotamia (ff 49-74)War reportage from around Samarra and on the Adhaim in the Pioneer, 17 April to 8 May (ff 145-148, f 156)‘Diary of Information’ No. 43 dated 7 April 1917, covering issues including: tribal guards in the employ of British Political Officers; a description of Nasiriyah; railway operations; aerial operations between 25 February-11 March 1917, including during the capture of Baghdad; medical affairs, including reports on malaria and other infectious diseases and laboratory reports; and Inland Water Transport report for the week ending 17 February 1917 (ff 205-225)‘Diary of Information’ No. 44 dated 14 April 1917, covering issues including: medical affairs, including laboratory reports; Inland Water Transport report for the week ending 24 February 1917; Army Ordnance Department report for the month of February 1917; an essay on British administration in occupied Mesopotamia by General Staff Intelligence entitled ‘The Pax Britannica in the Occupied Territories’; and aerial operations carried out between 12 and 25 March 1917 (ff 225-237).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 249; 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 3-247; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Military supplies
Military occupation
Military administration
Military logistics - Geographic region:
- Persia
Mesopotamia - Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000112.0x000202_ar
81055/vdc_100000000112.0x000202_en
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3276
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3276