Report by Brigadier W. S. Delamain, C.B., D.S.O., on the operations of the Indian Expeditionary Force "D" up to 14th November 1914
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This volume is a Report by Brigadier W. S. Delamain, C.B., D.S.O., on the operations of the Indian Expeditionary Force "D" up to 14th November 1914 published by the General Staff, India, 1915 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1915). It consists of one letter (No B. M.-11), dated...
'Railways Mesopotamia and L of C [Lines of Communications] Policy, Vol. II'
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The file, marked secret, contains correspondence and notes regarding rail and river transportation in Mesopotamia [Iraq] during the First World War. The papers cover several matters, including: The construction, conversion, maintenance, and expansion of the railways in the region, including regu...
REPORT ON minor operations undertaken by the South Persia Rifles from the 28th March to the 25th June 1917.
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The file is a printed report, consisting of a despatch from Brigadier-General Sir Percy Sykes, Inspector General, South Persia Rifles, to the Chief of the General Staff, Army Headquarters, Simla, which provides details of five minor military operations undertaken against tribes in southern Persi...
'Narrative of Circumstances which Led to Major-Gen Beatson being Relieved from the Command of the Turkish Irregular Cavalry, and the Transfer of that Force to the Turkish Contingent. With Remarks on the Correspondence Published on the Subject, Chiefly Founded on Official Documents. By Major-Gen. Vivian, Late Lieut.-General in Command of the Turkish Contingent.'
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A historical account in which the author (Robert John Hussey Vivian) publishes documents and correspondence in his possession to explain that Major-General William Ferguson Beatson was relieved from the command of the Turkish Irregular Cavalry at the Dardanelles for reasons of insubordination and...
‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 16. Part 2. (From 16th to 30th November 1915).’
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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 November 1915. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these pape...
Collection 248/26 'Loan of an Indian Bn at Aden under the Imperial Govt. – Conditions of service &c'.
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This file contains correspondence relating to conditions of service for units of the British Indian Army loaned to HM Government for service in Aden, in particular pay and allowances. Some of the correspondence also covers the Aden Protectorate Levies and Indian troops serving elsewhere, e.g. in...
‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 4. (November 26th to December 9th, 1914).’
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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 between 26 November and 9 December 1914. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: correspondence; telegrams...
‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 10. (From 1st to 31st May 1915).’
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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 between 1 May and 31 May 1915. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: letters, telegrams, notes, tables, ...
‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 57. (From 1st to 30th April 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 30 April 1919. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, ...
‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 63. (From 1st to 31st October 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 31 October 1919. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers...
