Report on the Operations in the Vicinity of Shaiba 12th-14th April 1915. Simla: General Staff India, 1915. [‎28] (39/70)

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APPENDIX I.
Copy of a Signal Message from the General Staff, 6 th Division, to th? General
Officers Commanding^ Cavalry, /6th and rSth Brigades, fne Assist'i>it
Quartermaster-general and Transport Officer, No. 6^0., dated 14th April
/p/j time 6-45 a.m.
No 60-G , dated 14th.
General Officer Commanding intends to move out at 9 a.m., with while
force less one Battalion, 16th Brigade, and 1 Battalion, iSth Brigade, and 1}
sections, Royal Field Artillery. 200 rounds S. A. A, per ride on men and 100 nn
mules, w?ter mules to be taken. Troops will be back this evening. General Offi-
cers Commanding to come to see Divisional Commander at Shaiba Fort at 8 a.m.
.troops form up VVest of Shaiba Fort at 9 a.m., 16th Brigade on right. j8ih
Brigade on left, Cavalry Brigade on right flank. Artillery in rea r . bapoers
accompany Brigades.
. Copy o] a Signal Message from the G^nerrl Officer Com n :n /fi & Shai^a fo the
General Officer Com man itng iSth Brigade, No. 6J-G., dated i^k April
*9'5, ttwe 10-20 a.m.
No- 63-G., dated i4tb.
Cavalry Brigade reported enemy to S. of S. Mound and in Zubair (at 10
a.m.). General Officer Commanding has made no alteration in plans.
Copy of a Signal Message from the General Stiff, 6th Div's : on, to the Geicral
Officer Commanding, 16th Brigade, No. 66 G, dared :4th April /p/j, time
l-io p. m.
/ No 66 G., dated 14th,
There is a gap between yziur right arid Norfolks. Hiviaiom.! Comminch r
wishes you to close lh ; s gap by pivoting on your right. 1 he 18th Brigade have
been ordered to come up with their left on the gap near the north end rf Bar)
woods. Both Brigades to co-opeVate at once in attack. This was wnrten after
your message 13 received at 1-5 p.m. General Officer Commanding, i&th Brigade,
was here and received his orders verbally.
SSCcGSB