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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 14. PART II. (From 16th to 30th September 1915.)’ [52r] (108/276)
The record is made up of 1 volume (134 folios). It was created in 14 May 1915-30 Sep 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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Memo. No. W. S. Supply-4547 ; dated 10th September 1915. APPENDIX 314:
(Received in War Section, 21st September 1915.) (Zty. No. 21984)
From—The Deputy Director of Supplies and Transport, Force “ D/'
Basrah,
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
Forwarded (Dy. No. S.-20983) in confirmation.
2. In addition to the above 8 tally clerks please also send 4 extra, non
commissioned officers to supervise the work of the tally clerks in Rail and
Port Section of the Base Supply Dep 6 t. Owing to recent thefts by tally clerks
and
coolies
A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
, when ships are being unloaded, it is considered absolutely essential
that there should be European supervision employed and I consider that this
will, to a great extent, put a stop to much of the loss by pilfering which, with
present establishment, it is impossible to do. I would suggest also that some
European supervision is equally necessary when stores are being loaded up at
Bombay, as it appears fairly obvious that a great deal of the pilfering occurs
at the Bombay end. If the above arrangements are approved, I feebsure that
there will be a considerable saving to the State.
Working copy to Q. M. G.
Letter No. W. S. Supply-4554, dated 10th September 1915. APPENDIX 315
(Received in War Section, 21st September 1915.) (#y. No. 21993)
From—The Deputy Director of Supplies and Transport, Indian
Expeditionary Force “ D/' Basrah,
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
I have the honour to forward herewith a statement showing my normal
requirements on a standing order for despatch every month of definite quantities
of ordinary articles of supply— vide paragraph 4 of the Quartermaster General
in India’s No. 21399—26 (Q. M. G.- 6 ), dated 17th July 1915.
2. The reason of my having had to cancel the further despatch of certain
articles of ration and grain, was submitted to you under my No. 4302, dated
27th August 1915.
*****
Statement showing normal requirements for despatch every month of the follow
ing quantities of ordinary articles of supply for Force “ D.”
Names of articles.
Quanti ty
required
for one
month.
To be despatched
so as to arrive at
Basrah by
Remarks,
Mds.
Flour .
•
• •
* •
2,800
25th November 1916
Monthly thereafter.
Bacon and cheese
.
•
500
>9
51
Butter
• •
•
300
»»
f»
Atta . •
e «
•
6,000
j*
W
Dhall .
• «
2,680
>1
55
Goor .
•
1,100
55
Ginger
•
260
99
51
Chillies
•
125
55
Tumeric •
•
125
If
55
Gram, crushed
•
18,000
20th December 1915
55
Bran . .
• •
18,000
•
55
Working copy to Q. M. G.
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The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D (also known as the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force) between 16 and 30 September 1915. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, letters, memoranda, lists and tables.
The volume mostly relates to:
- Reinforcements and supplies for Force D, including: river craft; aeroplanes; road vehicles; personnel; food; weapons; and ammunition
- Staff appointments and details of injured and sick officers
- Updates on progress at the Tigris line, especially at Sinn, Sannaiyat [As Sina‘yat] and Kut-al Amarah [Al-Kut]
- Proposals to advance on Baghdad after taking Kut-al Amarah
- Distributions of Force D (f 50) and of the Turkish [Ottoman] troops (f 123)
- Russo-Turkish operations at Van
- Discussions of the situation in Persia [Iran], including the impact that the withdrawal of British Consul, Thomas George Grahame, from Isfahan to Ahwaz [Ahvaz] has had on employees of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company
- Conversations between Sir Percy Zachariah Cox, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and the Shaikh of Muhammareh [Khorramshahr] with regards to negotiating with leaders of the Bakhtiari [Bakhtīyārī] tribal confederation to protect the oil fields and ‘maintain order’ in Arabistan [Khuzestan]
- The rejection of Turkish forces from Najaf [An-Najaf] by the local population
- Discussions about how to govern holy places between the Basrah [Basra] Vilayet [a province under the Ottoman Empire] and Baghdad in anticipation of them coming under British control, and the extent to which the Persian Government should be consulted on this matter.
The volume also includes:
- Appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations summarising the situation in Mesopotamia on 20 September (ff 47-48) and 27 September 1915 (f 113)
- A ‘Brief report on the possibilities of the Development of Irrigation in the Basrah District’ by Lieutenant P A Stoddard, Indian Army Reserve Officer (Special Irrigation Officer), (ff 64-71), which is accompanied by comments from Cox and Brigadier-General Joseph Cameron Rimington, Royal Engineers
- Copies of correspondence between Edmund George Barrow, Military Secretary, 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. , and Bertram Blakiston Cubitt, Under-Secretary of State for India, on the subject of aviation units for service in India and Mesopotamia, which include tables of personnel and vehicles required (ff 91-96)
- The Quartermaster General’s Embarkation Statement, listing reinforcements and details for Force D which embarked at Bombay [Mumbai] and Karachi (ff 128-134).
The vast majority of material in the volume dates from September 1915, with the exception of a small amount of material which dates from May, June and August 1915.
A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at the start of IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3236.
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- 1 volume (134 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 136; 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 3-134; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
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- ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 14. PART II. (From 16th to 30th September 1915.)’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:136r
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