'Who's Who in Mesopotamia, General Staff, India (Serial No. 372)'
IOR/R/15/2/1996
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The record is made up of 1 volume (218 folios). It was created in 1915. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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The volume is Who's Who in Mesopotamia, General Staff, India . The volume is marked confidential, is given the catalogue number A-131, and was printed in Simla by the Government Central Branch Press in 1915.
The volume consists of an alphabetical list of subjects compiled by the Intelligence Branch of the Indian Expeditionary Force "D". Each entry includes information relevant to it taken from the Branch's files. The list includes individuals, groups of people (such as tribes or battalions), towns and villages, geographical features (such as rivers, mountainous areas, oil fields), ships, and sites of interest (such as religious shrines).
At the back of the volume is a glossary of terms compiled by Major Charles Cecil Rowe Murphy of the 30th Punjabis (folios 214-218).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (218 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged alphabetically by name of entry in the list.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 220; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- English in Latin script
- Type
- Archival file
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- British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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- Archive reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1996
- Date(s)
- 1915 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Subjects
- Reference materialsMesopotamian Campaign (1914-1918)
- Places
- Mesopotamia
- People & organisations
- Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force, Intelligence Branch
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- IOR/R/15/2/1996
- Title
- 'Who's Who in Mesopotamia, General Staff, India (Serial No. 372)'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:219v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
