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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [195r] (394/566)
The record is made up of 1 volume (279 folios). It was created in 1929. 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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ABADEH INVESTED
339
to be present and then also surrendered ; the garrisons, having
in some cases first murdered any loyal comrades, all going over
to the enemy. By the morning all that remained in British
hands was a small group of five buildings—the Rajputs’
barracks, the officers’ and sergeants’ messes, the South Persia
Rifles infantry barracks and the South Persia Rifles hospital—
at the northern end of the perimeter; and all but about 200
of the South Persia Rifles had gone. Those remaining were
now disarmed and were used only for non-combatant duties.
In accordance with a pre-arranged plan, Major Fraser carried
out the evacuation, during the 29th, of the Rajput’s barracks
and the hospital, without much opposition from the enemy.
The block of the three remaining buildings was fairly well
suited for defence. But two notably weak points were the
covered approach afforded by the proximity of the Rajputs’
barracks and the fact that the water supply consisted of only
two small wells and an underground stream of water.
The enemy occupied the hospital that had been evacuated
and kept up a constant fire during the night 29th/30th, and on
the 30th June he attacked boldly through the Rajputs’ barracks.
But he was repulsed with such heavy punishment that he never
attempted another attack in this quarter. He again attacked
the next night (30th/1st), advancing through the dense vine
yards to the south-west. But he was repulsed, with the help
of flares, without much difficulty and apparently with some loss,
though he again attempted to attack along this line after
dark on the 1st July but was once more beaten back.
On the 2nd July the enemy cut an irrigation channel to the
north-west with a view to flooding, and thereby undermining
the mud walls of the post buildings. When the consequent
increasing inundation was observed, Captain G. D. M. Gwynne
Griffith, R.E., sallied out with Sergeant Barnes, under the
enemy’s fire, to remedy matters. They found the cut in the
channel, but in trying to mend it Captain Gwynne Griffith
was mortally wounded. Major Fraser then went out himself
and with Sergeant Barnes succeeded in mending the cut
and in bringing in Captain Gwynne Griffith, who, however,
died a few hours later. That night a bank and channels
were dug by the garrison as a protection against a further
similar attempt.
At this period cholera made its appearance, but fortunately
was kept within bounds among the garrison.* The enemy
* Only eight cases occurred, of which three proved fatal.
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A confidential publication compiled, by arrangement with the Government of India, under the direction of the Historical Section of The Committee of Imperial Defence, by Brigadier-General FJ Moberly. The volume is part of the Official History of the Great War series produced by the British Government.
The volume begins with a preface by Moberly and is then divided into 11 (I-XI) chapters, plus appendices, as follows:
- Chapter I: Introductory
- Chapter II: August 1914 to June 1915, Enemy efforts to bring Persia into the War
- Chapter III: July to November 1915, Enemy action and Persian weakness necessitate Allied intervention
- Chapter IV: December 1915 to May 1916, Successful results of Allied operations
- Chapter V: May to December 1916, Turkish invasion of Western Persia and British measures in South and East Persia
- Chapter VI: December 1916 to August 1917, Effects of British success in Mesopotamia
- Chapter VII: September 1917 to April 1918, The failure of Persia to maintain her neutrality necessitates further British intervention
- Chapter VIII: May to July 1918, The effect in Persia of the German successes in France; and the anti-British outbreak in Fars
- Chapter IX: July to September 1918, The tide turns in favour of the Allies
- Chapter X: October to 11th November 1918, The effect of our victories
- Chapter XI: Conclusion
The volume contains fourteen maps, some of which are in a pocket in the inside back cover, as follows:
- 1. Operations at Bushire 1915 (folio 275)
- 2. Portion of Perso-Afghan frontier (folio 276)
- 3. Operations at Dilbar, 13th-15th August 1915 (folio 66)
- 4. Operations of General Dyer in Sarhad, April-August 1916 (folio 277)
- 5. Wanderings of German parties in Persia and Afghanistan (folio 278)
- 6. Affair of Dasht-i-Arjan, 25th September 1916 (folio 128)
- 7. Affair of Kafta, 5th July 1917 (folio 144)
- 8. Northern Fars (folio 177)
- 9. Action of Deh Shaikh, 25th May 1918 (folio 182)
- 10. Shiraz (folio 194)
- 11. Operations from Bushire, September 1918-January 1919 (folio 279)
- 12. Plan of East Persia L. of C. (folio 231)
- 13. Operations for relief of Firuzabad, October 1918 (folio 236)
- 14. Persia (folio 280)
The volume also includes a bibliography (folio 14).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (279 folios)
- Arrangement
At the front of the volume there is a contents page (ff 6-14), list of maps (f 14), and list of illustrations (f 14). At the back of the volume is a general index (ff 269-73). All refer to the volume's original pagination.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 281; 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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