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'Who's who in Mesopotamia, General Staff, India (Serial No.22)' [‎4r] (7/276)

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The record is made up of 1 file (136 folios). It was created in 1916. 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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WHO’S WHO IN MESOPOTAMIA.
Abbreviated Edition.
November 1914-July 1916.
[ Note that a date in brackets after an event indicates the time when the
news was received in the Intelligence Branch, Indian Expeditionary Force
“ J).” The entries are made especially brief where the personality concerned
is not likely to be in immediate touch with Indian Expeditionary Force “ DV ].
Abode.- Governor of Kashgar. (9th April 1916).
'Abbas. —^(1) On the Ahwaz line against us commanding 6 battalions,
5 guns, and 300 cavalry, May 1915.
(2) Effendi. Turkish Officer who laid five mines in the Euphrates,
27th-28th April 1915. One ’Abbas, Officer Commanding,
Badrah Battalion, was taken prisoner in 1915.
(3) Bey, Officer Commanding, 37th Begiraent (28th March
1916). One ’Abbas is, with Rashid, Officer Commanding,
South of Kut about 19th Eebruary 1916.
(4) Khan, a Baharlu Chief, adherent of Qawam. The capture
of two guns from gendarmes between Shiraz and Lar
is ascribed to him. (19th April 1916).
[ See Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Iqbal].
'Abbas Farhan —Shaikh at Tursakh about October 1915. Took his tribes
to Shaikh Alwan. (3rd May 1916).
' Abbas al-Bataitah. — Sheikh, oi Al ' TJwaiyid (Khafajah) in communica
tion with ’Ayaimi. ( 8 th November 1915).
' Abbas Suitaneh. —Minister of Justice in Persian Cabinet of August
1915.
'Abbas al-Taumah. —Shaikh of Al-Harchan (Al-Sa’id, Khafajah). (14th
January 1916).

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The volume is Who's Who in Mesopotamia, General Staff, India . The volume is marked confidential and was printed in Delhi by Superintendent Government Printing, India, in 1916.

The volume consists of an alphabetical list of individuals issued by the Intelligence Branch of the Indian Expeditionary Force 'D'. Each entry includes biographical information relevant to the individual which has been taken from the Branch's files.

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1 file (136 folios)
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The volume is arranged alphabetically by name of entry in the list.

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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 138; 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.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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