‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 62. (From 1st to 31st September 1919).’
- 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 62. (From 1st to 31st September 1919).’
- Date:
- 1919/1919
- 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 31 September 1919. 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 3-6. The volume concerns:A claim by Cherif Pasha [Mehmet Şerif Pāshā] to have been elected head of a future Kurdish StateResponses to allegations of extravagance and wastage in MesopotamiaProvision of medical officers in MesopotamiaPermission for Salar-ed-Dowlah [Abu’l-Fatḥ Mīrzā Qājār, Sālār al-Dawlah] to go to Constantinople [Istanbul]The situation in KurdistanPreparations for a flight to the Far East by Italian aeroplanesTroop movements and reinforcementsAccommodation in Mesopotamia for officers’ familiesSurplus of medical supplies to be shipped to EgyptThe provision of howitzersFreight charges between India and MesopotamiaSanctioned and unsanctioned railway constructionExport of animals from Mesopotamia to IndiaTroops willing to extend their serviceDemobilisation of Indian troops.The following tables appear:Return for wastage of animals and statement of animals with Force D on 25 May 1919 (ff 30-33), 29 June 1919 (f 35)Monthly distribution report of motor vehicles on 1 July 1919 (ff 53-68), 1 June 1919 (ff 70-85)Suggested war establishment, including personnel, stores, and equipment for: combined field ambulance (ff 87-105); combined sanitary section (ff 106-112); a motor ambulance convoy (ff 112-114); hospitals and hospital ships (ff 114-197)Statement of animal transport on 26 June 1919 (ff 204-206), July 1919 (ff 213-215)Distribution of Force D on 1 September 1919 (ff 231-241).Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 243; 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 3-241; 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:
- Kurds
Aeroplanes - Geographic region:
- Mesopotamia
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000112.0x000234_ar
81055/vdc_100000000112.0x000234_en
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3326
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3326