'Mesopotamia: demobilisation of British troops'

Title:

'Mesopotamia: demobilisation of British troops'

Date:

1919/1920

Description:

Abstract: This file consists of letters regarding the demobilisation of British troops in Mesopotamia [Iraq] and India after the First World War.The file contains discussion of the following: the number of troops; artillery forces; origins of troops; breakdown of troops by division, both Indian and British (e.g. cavalry, artillery, infantry); signals; army medical affairs; post and telegraph; electrical and mechanical matters; labour; shipping; permission for using ships from Egypt in India; difficulties and issues including weather issues; arguments over who to send first in different phases of demobilistion; and mentions of the Censor’s report.The principal correspondents are the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Mesopotamia; the War Office; General Headquarters, Mesopotamia; General Headquarters, Egypt; the Commander-in-Chief, India.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 67; 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 present between ff 2-66.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Demobilisation
First World War in Mesopotamia (1914-1918)
Soldiers

Geographic region:

Mesopotamia

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000465.0x0002f6_ar
81055/vdc_100000000465.0x0002f6_en
IOR/L/MIL/5/796
IOR/L/MIL/5/796

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