‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 39. Pr II (From 16th to 31st October 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 39. Pr II (From 16th to 31st October 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 16 and 31 October 1917. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, letters, tables, and memoranda, containing instructions and reports.The volume mostly relates to:Reinforcements and labour requirements of Force DStaff recruitment and appointmentsSupplies for Force D, including: rations, weapons, animals, ammunition, and land vehicles (especially cars, motorcycles, and ambulances)Information about deserters and prisoners of warLists of sick and wounded soldiersTurkish [Ottoman] forces: movements and locations of regiments; movements of commanders; planned offensives; and distributions for week ending 19 October (ff 16-19), week ending 23 October (ff 150-152), and week ending 30 October (ff 266-268)Railways construction progress, as well as materials required and transported for railway constructionDemand for personnel across multiple departmentsArrangements for converting vessels to run on oil instead of coal, or coal instead of oilArrangements for supplies between India and MesopotamiaDetails of tonnage [amounts of cargo] transported on shipsSupplies and arrangements for cultivation and agriculture schemes in MesopotamiaDiscussions about woollen mills at BaghdadRemit and personnel of the newly established Transport CommissionGerman forces: weapons; location of regiments; planned offensives; and movements of General Oskar von Niedermayer [also rendered in text as Neidermeyer] in Persia [Iran]Status of Force D in the vicinity of Jebel Hamrin [Silsilat Jibal Hamrin?] and the Dialha [Diyala, river]Discussions about places of worship for Sikhs in Basrah [Basra]Traffic reports for railway and river transportationDiscussions about oil rights in Bahrein [Bahrain], Koweit [Kuwait], and Mesopotamia.The volume also contains:Appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations summarising the situation in Mesopotamia and Persia on 21 October (ff 99-101) and 28 October (ff 219-220)Distribution of troops for Force D on 30 September (ff 170-174).Whilst the volume contains copies of earlier material dating from September 1917 onwards, the bulk of the material dates from October 1917.The volume number originally printed on the front cover of the volume was ‘41’, but this has been crossed out and ‘39’ has been written in blue pencil. ‘P[a]r[t] II’ has also been added in red pencil.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 284; 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 3-282; 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:
- Military supplies
Railways
Military intelligence - Geographic region:
- Mesopotamia
Baghdad - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000112.0x00020c_ar
81055/vdc_100000000112.0x00020c_en
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3286
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3286