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Papers concerning the Treatment of British Prisoners of War at Kut [26r] (51/62)
The record is made up of 1 file (31 folios). It was created in 24 Sep 1916-15 Nov 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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A British Officer said he did not think shells
were manufactured at BAGHDAD "but that guns were repaired
KUT T own .
Aviation.
there.
Discussing artillery the Turk Officer on the
"Sikkim" constantly referred to the paucity of guns as
compared with ours, thus emphasizing the point already
alluded to in the account of the loss of the "Julnar".
The Turks, when comparing the work of their army
with ours^ dwell on our great advantage in armament,
aeroplanes, transport and machine guns
Seen from the river KUT Town appeared to "be in
I
ruins. The serai had no roof and the inside walls had "been
pulled down. The "bazaar along the river front was
demolished; very few people were soon and only individual
soldiers were about; there were no bodies of troops. A
score or so of tents were pitched in the trees at the
SHUMRAN end, and about half a dozen dug-outs, evidently
occupied by Officers, were observed in front of them on
the river-bank. In mid-stream opposite the quay was a
large sand-bank in process of cultivation by Arabs. The
so-called "Two-Decker" wreck was still above the serai.
Two Arab spies alleged to be in British employ
were captured near KUT and shot; news of tnis reached
the prisoners of war about August 15th.
Turkish aircraft reported consisted of :-
1 Fokker armed with 2 machine guns )
) both out of action,
1 *♦ » " i machine gun ) one very badly damaged,
the other reported
fit for repair.
2 horane Parasol Monoplanes sent to BAGHDAD for repair on
May 3rd.
1 Albatross (ISO h-p. Mercedes engine) now at SKUMRAl!.
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The papers consist of reports and associated correspondence concerning the treatment of British prisoners of war from the British garrison at Kut [Kut Al-Amarah], following its surrender to Ottoman Turkish forces on 29 April 1916.
The papers include a typescript memorandum (folios 3-28), issued by General Headquarters, IEF D [Indian Expeditionary Force D], Basra, entitled 'Information obtained from sick and wounded officers and men of the Kut Garrison who arrived at Basrah [Basra] on September 9th and 14th, 1916', which contains first hand accounts of the treatment of British and Indian troops by Turkish, Arab, and German captors. The memorandum also provides information about the Turkish army; Turkish dispositions, supplies, and armaments at Baghdad and elsewhere; and relations between the Turks and their allies. The memorandum was forwarded by the Director of Military Intelligence, War Office.
Also included in the file is a printed memorandum (folios 29-31) entitled 'Turkish Treatment of British Prisoners of War.', which provides similar information from a single eyewitness. The memorandum is undated, but is signed in manuscript 'Lt [Lieutenant] McNeal R.F.A. [Royal Field Artillery]'. The memorandum also gives an account of events and conditions at Baghdad.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 31; 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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- IOR/L/MIL/5/775
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- Papers concerning the Treatment of British Prisoners of War at Kut
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- 1r:31v
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