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Container Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/MIL/5/441-1076 Name Commander of the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force, 1914-1920

1. IOR/L/MIL/5/778

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/778
Title:
Mesopotamia. Local Resources.
Scope & Content:
The file contains telegrams and memoranda concerning the administration of local resources in Mesopotamia by the British military authorities, 1917-19. The main correspondents are: the War Office; Commander-in-Chief (C in C), India; and General Officer Commanding (GOC), Mesopotamia. Subjects c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jul 1916-27 Jul 1919
Extent:
1 file (96 folios)

2. IOR/L/MIL/5/779

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/779
Title:
Policy - Mesopotamia
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the Mesopotamia Campaign of the First World War during May-December 1917. The correspondence discusses strategy, provisioning and recruitment. It is particularly concerned with a perceived unreliability as allies of Russian forces in Mesopotamia [Iraq]....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 May 1917-20 Dec 1917
Extent:
1 file (16 folios)

3. IOR/L/MIL/5/780

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/780
Title:
Port of Basra
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding congestion at the port of Basra during the First World War, and suggestions for increasing capacity and improving efficiency. The primary correspondents are: the Commander-in-Chief, India; the General Officer Commanding, Mesopotamia; and the War Office.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jul 1917-12 Oct 1918
Extent:
1 file (91 folios)

4. IOR/L/MIL/5/783

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/783
Title:
Addtl Cavalry Bgde for Force D
Scope & Content:
This file is comprised of correspondence concerning the provision of an additional Brigade for Force D in Mesopotamia. Issues discussed include: equipment to be supplied; maintaining military strength on the North West Frontier of India (folio 45); date of dispatch; and inclusion of horse artill...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Sep 1917-1 Dec 1917
Extent:
1 file (55 folios)

5. IOR/L/MIL/5/784

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/784
Title:
7th Meerut Division. Transfer from Mesopotamia to Egypt
Scope & Content:
The file contains memoranda and tables regarding arrangements for the transfer of 7th (Meerut) Division from Basra (also spelled Basrah), Mesopotamia, to Egypt. Notably covers: allotment, movement and routing of ships sent to Basra (via Fao) to collect the troops; details of fitting out, suppl...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Dec 1917-30 Jan 1918
Extent:
1 file (76 folios)

6. IOR/L/MIL/5/787-790

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/787-790
Title:
Mesopotamia: Railways and Lines of Communication Policy
Scope & Content:
The files in this sub-sub-series consist of correspondence, notes, and maps relating to rail, river, and road transportation in Mesopotamia [Iraq] during and immediately following the First World War. The papers cover matters of construction, conversion, maintenance, costs, supply, and personnel...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1917-Dec 1920
Extent:
4 files (639 folios)

7. IOR/L/MIL/5/792

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/792
Title:
Mesopotamia Remounts
Scope & Content:
The file contains memoranda, with some correspondence and copy telegrams, relating to the supply of horses, mules and ponies for the cavalry, infantry and artillery in Mesopotamia [Iraq] (the supply of animals for the Mesopotamia Campaign was undertaken by the Government of India). Notably cove...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Oct 1917-26 Mar 1919
Extent:
1 file (66 folios)

8. IOR/L/MIL/5/793

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/793
Title:
Mesopotamia Royal Flying Corps
Scope & Content:
The file contains memoranda, correspondence and papers, regarding provision of Royal Flying Corps (later Royal Air Force) aircraft and personnel for military operations in Mesopotamia [Iraq]. Notably covers: repeated requests in 1917 from General Officer Commanding, Mesopotamia, for aircraft an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Aug 1917-17 Jan 1921
Extent:
1 file (78 folios)

9. IOR/L/MIL/5/795

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/795
Title:
Order of Battle Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force 1- 3-20 with correction slips
Scope & Content:
Memoranda issued by General Officer Commanding/General Headquarters, Mesopotamia (all duplicated to Commander-in-Chief, India), to the War Office, listing the detailed corrections to be inserted into the Order of Battle of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, covering the period 9 October 1920-...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Jan 1919-29 Nov 1921
Extent:
1 file (115 folios)

10. IOR/L/MIL/5/796

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/796
Title:
Mesopotamia: demobilisation of British troops
Scope & Content:
This file consists of letters regarding the demobilisation of British troops in Mesopotamia [Iraq] and India after the First World War. The file contains discussion of the following: the number of troops; artillery forces; origins of troops; breakdown of troops by division, both Indian and Brit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Feb 1919-5 Feb 1920
Extent:
1 file (67 folios)