‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 64. (From 1st to 15th November 1919.)’
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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 1 and 15 November 1919. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these paper...
‘Plate VI. Plate showing Badges of Rank of Police Officers.’
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Showing the badges of rank for Persian police officers, with collars and cuffs for: Naib Dowum (cavalry), Naib Awwal (artillery), Sultan (engineers), Yamar (transport), Naib Sarhang (staff), and Sarhang (veterinary).
‘Map showing possible Lines of Advance from the North, on Kain and Sistan.’
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Map showing the possible lines of advance on the towns of Kain [Qā’en] and Sīstān in Persia [Iran], as surveyed by A Ashgar Ali of the Survey of India, and signed by Major Percy Molesworth Sykes, British Consul at Kerman. The map indicates: routes; terrain; mountain passes and gorges; the town o...
River Karun: Plan of Ahwaz Rapids at ordinary low water level
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This item is a plan of the River Karun and shows the Ahwaz [Ahvaz] Rapids at ordinary low water level. In the top right-hand corner, the following is printed: 'Copy of Plan 4 accompanying report on Karun River Irrigation by Major Morton R.E. dated 23 August 1907'. The plan provides the names of ...
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
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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....
‘Sketch of the Danube between Sistova and Zimnitza. To illustrate the Passage by Russian Corps on 27th June 1877.’
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Map of the River Danube indicating the passage of Russian troops on 27 June 1877, during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877/78. The map shows: the Danube with tributaries, islands and marshland; topography, with some indication of relief, settlements; roads. Sheet 1 shows the towns of Sistova [Svisht...
CORRECTIONS TO ROUTES IN PERSIA, VOLUME III, PART I.
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The volume is a Government of India official publication entitled Corrections to Routes in Persia Volume III, Part I. (Government Monotype Press, Simla, 1919). The volume contains corrections to details of land routes.
MAP SHOWING MOVEMENTS OF COLUMN ON 24th and 27th JANUARY 1918
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The map shows the column movements of the Burma Mounted Infantry and the South Persia Rifles in the region between Arsinjan [Arsanjān] and Lake Tasht [Daryācheh-ye Ţashk], Fars, Persia, on 24 and 27 January 1918. It is used to accompany the Despatch by Brigadier-General Sir P. M. Sykes, K.C.I.E....
Collection of private Telegrams between the Secretary of State for India and the Viceroy, prior to the Outbreak of War with Turkey
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The file contains a collection of twenty telegrams between Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes (Secretary of State for India) and Charles Hardinge (Viceroy of India) during August-September 1914 prior to the outbreak of war with Turkey. It concerns the contribution and use of troops from India...
‘Mechanical Transport Chart. Passable normally to M.T. (i.e. up to 3 Ton Trucks in winter and 5 Ton Trucks in summer’
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The map, which bears an additional title: ‘Condition of the Duzdap-Meshed Road February 1930’, indicates the road between Duzdap [Zahedan] and Meshed [Mashad] and its suitability for motor transport (‘M.T.’) The key indicates the condition of the roads on the route: good; normally good, requiring...
