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‘Sketch of Country Round Shaiba To Illustrate Actions of April 12th to 14th From Sketches by Captain Day R.A. Lieutenants Hall, Norfolks, & others. Panoramas by Captain Wingate R.A.’
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Imprint: General Staff India. S.D.O. No. 1247, June, 1915. Distinctive Features: Relief shown by form lines at 5 feet intervals. Map of Shaiba and vicinity produced to illustrate the movements of British and Turkish military forces between the 12th and 14th April 1915. Shows the position o...
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)
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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...
Imprint: General Staff India. Distinctive Features: Sketch map issued as an ‘Appendix B (1) Serial No. 12 D 2’ to illustrate British military operations on the Euphrates River from 26 June to 25 July 1915. Shows swamps and inundated fields with position for safe landing marked. Marked ‘For...
Imprint: General Staff India. Distinctive Features: Sketch map issued as an ‘Appendix B (2) Serial No. 12 D 1’ to illustrate British military operations on the Euphrates River from 26 June to 25 July 1915. Shows the possible position of mine fields and enemy’s guns along River Euphrates with...
Imprint: General Staff India. Distinctive Features: Sketch map issued as an ‘Appendix C Serial No. 12 D 3’ produced to illustrate an Operation Order No. 29 by Major-General G.F. Gorringe (pages 19-21) showing the position of enemy’s forces along River Euphrates with landmarks lettered for re...
Imprint: General Staff India. Distinctive Features: View of Gurmah Safha issued as an ‘Appendix H’ to illustrate British military operations on the Euphrates River from 26 June to 25 July 1915 showing the position of enemy forces with landmarks labelled for reference. Marked ‘For Official...
Imprint: General Staff India. Distinctive Features: View of Gurmah Safha issued as an ‘Appendix H-1’ to illustrate British military operations on the Euphrates River from 26 June to 25 July 1915 showing the position of enemy forces with landmarks labelled for reference. Below title: ‘Gurma...
Imprint: General Staff India. Distinctive Features: View of battle of Nasiriyah produced to illustrate 'Report from Gen Sir John Eccles Nixon’ showing the position of the British and enemy’s tranches with landmarks labelled for reference. Below title: ‘View of Battlefield, 24th July 1915, ...
Imprint: General Staff India. Distinctive Features: View of battle of Nasiriyah produced to illustrate 'Report from Gen Sir John Eccles Nixon’ showing the line of the British and enemy’s tranches with landmarks labelled for reference. Below title: ‘View from the Enemy’s point of view – loo...
