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Container Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/MIL/17/15/65-138 Language English Place Mesopotamia, Asia Minor

1. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/66

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/66
Title:
HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR BASED ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. THE CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA 1914-1918.
Scope & Content:
An official government publication in four volumes compiled at the request of the Government of India, and under the direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence, by Brigadier-General Frederick James Moberly. The volumes were printed and published at His Majesty's Sta...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1923-1927
Extent:

4 volumes (1075 folios)

2. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/76

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/76
Title:
Short memorandum on the inception, difficulties and results of the Mesopotamian Campaign
Scope & Content:
This file is a printed report consisting of a memorandum on the inception, difficulties and results of the Mesopotamia Campaign, printed by the General Staff, India (Simla, 1916). It gives details about the present situation in Mesopotamia, Indian troops, and difficulties in terms of the politica...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1916
Extent:

1 volume (5 folios)

3. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/77

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/77
Title:
Summary of Papers Dealing with the Transfer of the Control of the Operations in Mesopotamia from the India Office to the War Office
Scope & Content:
This file is a printed report entitled 'Summary of Papers Dealing with the Transfer of the Control of the Operations in Mesopotamia from the India Office to the War Office', printed by the Government of India Army Department (Simla: 1916). It consists of two sections: the first outlines the detai...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1916
Extent:

1 volume (9 folios)

4. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/86

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/86
Title:
Plan for operations in Turkish Mesopotamia
Scope & Content:
The file is a report, compiled by the Army Headquarters and printed in 1914 at the Government Monotype Press (Simla), regarding planning for operations in Turkish Mesopotamia (Iraq). The report has been compiled on the basis of the latest information available and with approval of His Excellency...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1914
Extent:

1 file (6 folios)

5. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/87

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/87
Title:
'Plan of operations for the support of Muhammareh'
Scope & Content:
The file consists of two maps (folios 2-3) of Lower Mesopotamia and a printed report, compiled at Army Headquarters and published by the General Staff, India (Simla), concerning a plan of operations for the support of Muhammareh [Muḥammarah/Khorramshahr] in the context of the British conflict wi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1914
Extent:

1 volume, including 2 maps (10 folios)

6. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/97

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/97
Title:
Report from Gen Sir John Eccles Nixon, Commanding I.E.F. 'D', on the Operations on the Euphrates 26th June-25th July 1915 (including the battle of Nasiriyah)
Scope & Content:
This file contains despatches regarding British military operations on the Euphrates river carried out from 26 June to 25 July 1915. The file contains an introductory letter from General Sir John Eccles Nixon of Indian Expeditionary Force "D" to the Chief of the General Staff, Army Head Quarters...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1915
Extent:

1 volume (52 folios)

7. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/105

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/105
Title:
Report from Lieut-General Sir P. H. N. Lake K.C.B., K.C.M.G. Commanding I.E.F. "D" on the Defence of Kut-Al-Amarah under Major-General C. V. F. Townshend, C.B., D.S.O., 3 December 1915-29 April 1916
Scope & Content:
This volume is a 'Report from Lieut-General Sir P. H. N. Lake K.C.B., K.C.M.G. Commanding I.E.F. "D" on the Defence of Kut-Al-Amarah under Major-General C. V. F. Townshend, C.B., D.S.O., 3 December 1915-29 April 1916' published by the General Staff, India (Government Central Branch Press, Simla: ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1916
Extent:

1 volume (22 folios)

8. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/107

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/107
Title:
Reports from Lieutenant-General Sir P. H. N. Lake, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., Commanding I.E.F. "D", on Operations against Arab Tribesmen on the Euphrates Line, January and February 1916
Scope & Content:
This report, printed by the General Staff, India (Simla: Government Central Press, 1916), consists of a letter (No. 168-18-O) from Sir Percy Henry Noel Lake, General Officer Commanding, Indian Expeditionary Force D, to the Chief of the General Staff, Army Headquarters, India, dated 4 March 1916....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1916
Extent:

1 volume, including 2 maps (12 folios)

9. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/125

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/125
Title:
Mesopotamian Transport Commission. Report of the Commission Appointed by the Government of India with the Approval of the Right Hon'ble The Secretary of State for India, to Enquire into Questions Connected with the Organisation and Administration of the Railway and River Transport in Mesopotamia
Scope & Content:
The volumes are Mesopotamian Transport Commission. Report of the Commission Appointed by the Government of India with the Approval of the Right Hon'ble The Secretary of State for India, to Enquire into Questions Connected with the Organisation and Administration of the Railway and River Transport...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1918
Extent:

2 volumes, 2 items (57 folios)

10. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/131

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/131
Title:
Summary of correspondence relative to the administration of the Port of Basrah and measures for the control of the shipping traffic in Mesopotamia.
Scope & Content:
This secret summary was compiled by the Army Department, War Section Case and printed in Simla in September 1919. It contains letters and telegrams sent from 11 December 1915 to 14 August 1916 between the officers of the Government of India and the Director-General of Port Administration and Riv...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Sep 1916
Extent:

1 volume (66 folios)