‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 44. PART I. (From 1st to 15th March 1918).’
- 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 44. PART I. (From 1st to 15th March 1918).’
- Date:
- 1917/1918
- 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 March 1918. 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 3-22. The volume concerns:Appreciations [reports] and intelligence summaries from the Directorate of Military Operations dated 3 March 1918 (ff 65-67) and 10 March 1918 (ff 196-197)Supplies, particularly of petrol, timber, tinplate, and baconMovements of Turkish [Ottoman] troopsThe occupation of Hit and Sahibiyah [As Siniyah]Reinforcements for Force DReports from the Royal Flying Corps of machines in service and pilots availableInformation concerning the recruitment and movements of DunsterforceSupplies for railway constructionA shortage of Inland Water Transport and railway personnelPro-Bolshevik feeling among Russian volunteersThe closure of Russian intelligence officesDiscussion of British policy concerning Persia [Iran], and remarks on the situation in KermanshahThe dispatch of the 3rd Division to PalestineEfforts to economise on suppliesMovement of ships and loads transportedAction by the JangalisThe condition of the road to KermanshahLocally sourced supplies.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 23-37)State of supplies on 23 February 1918 (ff 49-50), 2 March 1918 (ff 148-150, 166-167), 9 March 1918 (ff 254-255), 9 March 1918 (ff 297-299)Weekly return of the sick and wounded on 16 February 1918 (ff 51-52), 23 February 1918 (ff 190-191), 2 March 1918 (ff 290-292)Ration strength of Force D on 9 February 1918 (ff 70-73), 16 February 1918 (ff 204-208), 2 February 1928 (ff 274-280)Strength returns and distributions for Force D on 22 December 1917 (ff 84-96), 16 February 1917 (ff 112-120), 2 February 1918 (ff 120-122), 29 December 1917 (ff 124-136), 5 January 1918 (ff 168-180), 9 February 1918 (ff 208-210), 12 January 1918 (ff 238-250), 23 February 1918 (ff 256-264)Distribution of the Turkish Army on 5 March 1918 (ff 106-108), 12 March 1918 (ff 231-233).Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 303; 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 3-301; 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:
- Petrol
- Geographic region:
- Mesopotamia
Kermānshāh (inhabited place) - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000112.0x000215_ar
81055/vdc_100000000112.0x000215_en
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3295
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3295