‘RETURN SHOWING THE ACTUAL STRENGTH OF THE ARMY AND ROYAL AIR FORCE IN INDIA INCLUDING PERSIAN GULF PORTS, THE E.P. FORCE, S. PERSIA AND S.E. PERSIA AND ADEN ON THE 1 August 1921’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘RETURN SHOWING THE ACTUAL STRENGTH OF THE ARMY AND ROYAL AIR FORCE IN INDIA INCLUDING PERSIAN GULF PORTS, THE E.P. FORCE, S. PERSIA AND S.E. PERSIA AND ADEN ON THE 1 August 1921’
- Date:
- 1921/1921
- Description:
- Abstract: This item contains strength returns from units of the Indian Army, the British Army, and the Royal Air Force in British India, as well as forces deployed in Persia [Iran], the Persian Gulf ports, and Aden, issued by the Adjutant-General in India.The strength returns detail the number of personnel serving with military branches and individual units as of 1 August 1921, grouped under the following categories:‘Regular Forces’‘Auxiliary Force – India’‘Military Police and Levies’‘Imperial Service Troops’‘Miscellaneous Units’‘Departmental and Administrative Services’.The returns are further divided into sub-categories such as: sanctioned and actual strength; British and Indian officers, other ranks, and followers; ‘Class I’ and ‘Class II’ personnel; ‘Active’, ‘Reserve’, and ‘Cadet’ personnel; and ‘Mounted’ and ‘Foot’ personnel.The file was printed in Simla [Shimla] and is marked ‘SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS 1921’.This file is bound in a volume with shelfmarks IOR/L/MIL/17/5/1254-1265.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 285, and terminates at f 324, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Military personnel
Military administration - Geographic region:
- Persian Gulf
Persia
India
Aden - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000001435.0x0001d2_ar
81055/vdc_100000001435.0x0001d2_en
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/1261
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/1261