‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 40. PART I. (From 1st to 15th November 1917.)’ [‎236r] (480/544)

This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.

Apply page layout

Content

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 1 and 15 November 1917. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, tables, memoranda, and letters.

The volume concerns:

• Reinforcements for Force D, including horses, medical officers, railway staff, and machine gunners
• The appointment of officers in Force D
• The supply of food, ordnance, clothing, oil, and other items to Force D
• Scheduling of supply shipments from India to Basrah [Basra]
• The supply of agricultural equipment for a ‘cultivation scheme’
• Recruitment of railway workers from Malaysia and Siam [Thailand] for service in Mesopotamia
• Report from the Royal Flying Corps of machines and pilots available for service in Mesopotamia
• Plans for the construction of flour mills at Baghdad
• Construction and improvement of railways in Mesopotamia
• British aerial bombardment of an aerodrome at Kifri, and Turkish [Ottoman] army camps at Fathah [Al-Fathah]
• British attacks on Turkish positions near Daur [Ad-Dawr] on 2 November 1917, and at Tekrit on 5 November 1917
• Intelligence concerning the movement of German and Turkish military units in Mesopotamia, including the arrival of German aviation units
• Intelligence acquired from captured enemy deserters, including estimates of Turkish troop numbers, plans made by German and Turkish commanders, and supply shortages within the Turkish Army
• Intelligence reports on formation of a ‘special Intelligence service’ by the Turkish and German militaries, including names and assignments of suspected enemy agents
• Discussion of the treatment of Russian subjects captured while serving as part of the Turkish Army
• British Indian citizens found guilty of ‘waging war’ or ‘abetting in the waging of war against His Britannic Majesty’ and sentenced to death or transportation
• Matters relating to Russia, including: Russian reluctance to send more troops to Mesopotamia; the arrival of a Russian air squadron at Mendali [Mandali]; news of a ‘counter revolution in Petrograd [Saint Petersburg]’ received 9 November 1917
• Skirmishes between German and Persian [Iranian] troops at Turshiz [Kashmar]
• Dispatch of British troops from Ahwaz [Ahvaz, Iran] to ‘quell disturbances’ in Shushtar
• A diary of information dated 20 October 1917, covering climate data and the customs, language, and attitudes of the Kurdish population of Hakkiari [Hakkari, a mountainous region spanning modern Iraq and Turkey].

The volume also contains:

• Distribution and composition of Force D, including details of: lines of communication; general organisation; unit locations; and names of General Officers and Brigade Commanders (ff 3-4)
• Distribution of Force D on 14 October 1917 (ff 71-76)
• Ration strength of Force D on 29 September 1917 (ff 62-69), 13 October 1917 (ff 30-34), and October 20 (ff 153-157)
• Detailed ration strength of Force D on 6 October 1917 (ff 163-170)
• Weekly returns of sick and wounded dated 13 October 1917 (ff 18-19), 20 October 1917 (ff 58-59), and 27 October 1917 (ff 145-146)
• Statement of tonnage received from India during September 1917 (ff 196-198)
• Distribution of the Turkish Army for the week ending 6 November 1917 (ff 94-96) and 13 November 1917 (ff 244-246)
• State of supplies in stock and at sea as of 3 November 1917 (ff 107-108), 10 November 1917 (ff 250-251).

Extent and format

1 volume (266 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 268; 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 5-266; 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

Written in

English in Latin script

View the complete information for this record

Share this item

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100140953803.0x000051">‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 40. PART I. (From 1st to 15th November 1917.)’ [&lrm;236r] (480/544)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100140953803.0x000051">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000112.0x00020d/IOR_L_MIL_17_5_3287_0480.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>

Copyright: How to use this content