‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] FORCE “D”. Volume 49. Part I. (From 1st to 15th August 1918.)’ [‎222r] (448/682)

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 August 1918. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include letters, memoranda, telegrams, and appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations.

An index to the contents of this volume can be found at folios 3-30. The volume concerns:

The situation in Mesopotamia, including:

• The administration of the areas occupied by Force D, including the formation of an Agricultural Directorate
• Railway construction in Mesopotamia and Persia [Iran]
• The recruitment and organisation of new personnel for Force D.

The situation in Persia and the Caucasus, including:

• The progress of Dunsterforce and of General Wilfrid Malleson’s mission
• Intelligence concerning Turkish [Ottoman] and German activities
• Efforts to gain local support in Persia, particularly among the Bakhtiari [Bakhtiyārī] tribe for assistance in the defence of the oil fields
• The situations at Baku and Krasnovodsk [Türkmenbaşy]
• Discussions concerning support for the Trans-Caspian Government
• Support for the Assyrian and Armenian populations.

The volume also includes:

• The distribution of Force D (ff 31-38), including lines of communication (ff 39-48), and a list of officers and commanders (ff 49-50)
• The distribution of troops and lines of communication for Force D on 13 July (ff 260-269) and 20 July (ff 250-259)
• Statement showing the strengths of the contingents with Force D on 22 June (ff 56-68) and 29 June (ff 201-213)
• Strength returns of Force D on 6 July (ff 88-90) and 13 July (ff 311-313)
• Ammunition and gun returns (f 69, ff 177-178, f 219, f 226, ff 319-320)
• The distribution of the Turkish Army on 6 August (ff 143-151) and 13 August (ff 297-306)
• Returns of the sick and wounded for 29 June (ff 157-158) and 13 July (246-247)
• State of supplies (ff 126-128, 284-286)
• The ration strength of Force D on 6 July (ff 194-200) and 20 July (ff 313-317)
• Statements of shipping tonnage discharged (f 53, ff 110-111, ff 130-131, f 159, f 161, f 172, f 214, f 224, f 231, f 249, ff 287-288, f 293, f 326)
• Return of pilots and machines (f 224)
• Inland Water Transport personnel strength returns for 3 August (f 173) and 18 August (f 293).

The vast majority of material in the volume dates from August 1918, but there is also a small amount of material which dates from June and July 1918.

Extent and format

1 volume (337 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 339; 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 3-337; 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

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