‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 41. PART I. (From 1st to 31st December 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 41. PART I. (From 1st to 31st December 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 December 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 and a summary of the contents can be found at folios 3-17. The volume concerns:Appreciations [reports] and intelligence summaries from the Directorate of Military Operations dated 2 December 1917 (ff 49-50), 9 December (ff 156-157)Reinforcements for Force D, including supplies of medical officers, horses, mules, and railway staffCaptured arms and ammunition (ff 159-165)Movements of Turkish [Ottoman] and German troopsExchange of prisoners with Turks at BerneSupplies to Force D, including the problems of supplying petrolAttack on the enemy on 3 December on Jebel Hamrin [Jabal Hamrin]The possibility of postponing the dredging of the Shatt-el-Arab [Shatt al-Arab]Transfer of the 7th division in Mesopotamia to EgyptOccupation of Qurah Tappah [Qarah Tapah], Qizil Robat [As Sa‘diyah], and KhanaqinSupply and transport shipsReports from the Royal Flying Corps of machines in service and pilots availableConcerns over supplies reaching the Turks from Koweit [Kuwait]A scheme to supply frozen meat to British troopsCorrespondence between Mr A Monteath and the Admiralty on the subject of the Thomson Cherry Commission enquiring into shipping between India and MesopotamiaA proposal to form a Directorate of IrrigationPost offices and returned lettersSentences given to members of the Ghadr [Ghadar] party captured in Baghdad.The following tables appear:Distribution and composition of Force D, including details of: lines of communication; general organisation; and names of General Officers and Brigade Commanders (ff 18-31)Ration strength of Force D on 3 November 1917 (ff 42-46), 17 November (ff 111-113), 10 November 1917 (ff 137-140)Weekly return of sick and wounded dated 17 November (f 65), 24 November (ff 152-153)Distribution of the Turkish Army on 4 December 1917 (ff 70-72), 11 December 1917 (ff 180-182)Distribution of Force D on 11 November 1917 (ff 76-80)State of supplies on 1 December 1917 (ff 86-87, 116-117), 8 December (ff 187-189), 9 December (ff 268-269)Monthly distribution report of motor vehicles on 1 October 1917 (ff 128-134)Strength return for Force D on 27 October 1917 (ff 97-99), 9 December 1917 (ff 190-192), 3 November (ff 262-264).Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 276; 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 3-274; 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
- Geographic region:
- Mesopotamia
Egypt - Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000112.0x00020f_ar
81055/vdc_100000000112.0x00020f_en
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3289
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3289