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...
‘21. Diagram of situation on 9th-10th March (night)’
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Imprint: Heliozincographed at the Survey of India Offices, Dehra Dun. S.D.O. No. 3950-3-25. Distinctive Features: Sketch map of Baghdad and surrounding area produced to illustrate the movements of the British military forces on the night 9th and 10th March 1917 with position of various brig...
‘Plate III. Plate showing Pattern of Numerals as worn on Shoulder Straps of Regiments’
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Illustrations of the Arabic numerals 1-9 and 0, with an additional illustration of a shoulder strap for the Naib Dowum of the 10th (Qahreman) Cavalry Regiment, indicating the placement of the regiment number.
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...
The map is a General Staff India publication marked for official use only, and accompanies Mobilisation Routes in Persia. (Vol. IV, Part II) (Fars, Laristan, Kerman and Yazd). The map shows a region of central and southern Persia, indicating routes described in the volume, cities, towns, roads, ...
‘4. Shaikh Saad and Kut-Al-Amara. Battle of Shaikh Saad 5th to 7th January 1916’
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Imprint: Heliozincographed at the Survey of India Offices, Dehra Dun. Simla Drawing Office, No. 3933, March 1925. S.D.O. 3936. Distinctive Features: Map of Shaikh Saad and Kut-Al-Amara [Al-Kūt] compiled from ground and air reconnaissance, produced to illustrate the movements of the British a...
‘11. Sketch I. Showing the Elements of the Situation’ and ‘Sketch II. Showing Covered Communications’
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Imprint: Heliozincographed at the Survey of India Offices, Dehra Dun. S.D.O. 3940. Distinctive Features: Two sketch maps of Kut [Al-Kūt] and surrounding area produced to illustrate the British campaign in Mesopotamia showing the elements of the situation and covered communications with locat...
‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 62. (From 1st to 31st September 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 September 1919. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these pape...
Military Report on (S.-W.) Persia, Volume V. Luristan
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It consists of a military report on S W Persia, specifically Luristan [Lorestān], created for the personal information of the officers of the Army in India. Compiled by Lieutenant A T Wilson, Indian Army, Political Department. Printed at the Government Monotype Press, Simla, 1912. It is divided...
