A handbook of Turkey in Europe (London: Intelligence Division, Admiralty; 1917)
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Copy of 'A handbook of Turkey in Europe, prepared on behalf of the Admiralty, Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Division, January 1917.' The volume contains thirteen photographic plates (folios 99-106) and a map (folio 171). Contents (folio 6): Section I I. Boundaries and Physical Features, p...
Collection 425/77 Provision of burial ground near the mosque at Woking and at Brookwood necropolis for Mahomedan (Muslim) soldiers who have to be interred in England.
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Includes sketches of burial ground and monuments and correspondence regarding orientation of Muslim soldiers' headstones
The item is Volume IV of the four-volume Gazetteer of Persia (1910 edition). The volume comprises that portion of Persia south and east of the Bandar Abbas-Kirman-Birjand to Gazik line, with the exception of Sistan, 'which is dealt with in the Military Report on Persian Sistan'. It also include...
Diagrammatic plan of Mirjawa [Mīrjāveh] railway station yard, showing: railways lines; station building; engine sheds; and workshops. Distances are given in feet. The diagram is annotated with circled numbers (1-44), for which there is no explanatory key on the map or in the enclosing volume.
Diagrammatic map of the railway station yard at Duzdap [Zahedan], indicating: railway lines; station building; goods and passenger platforms; and sidings. Distances and dimensions are given in feet. The diagram is annotated with circled numbers (1-21), for which there is no explanatory key on th...
Map of Eurasia showing the distribution of Turanian Peoples
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A map of Eurasia that shows the distribution of the 'Turanian Peoples' sub-divided as follows: Finno-Ugrians, Samoyeds, Turko-Tatars, Tungus and Mongols. The map has major settlements, international boundaries and railways marked as well as the former boundaries of the Roman and Turkish [Ottom...
A brief record of the advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force under the command of Gen Sir Edmund Hynman Allenby, July 1917 to October 1918. London: HMSO, 2nd edn 1919.
This file includes minutes and correspondence on the Interdepartmental Conference to discuss post-war extended service in India or Mesopotamia. Topics discussed include rates of pay, payments of bounties, furlough, and passages for family members. The file includes a printed minute 'Military De...
Mesopotamia: Railways and Lines of Communication Policy
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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 435/12 Part 1 ‘British Military Mission in Iraq’
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The file contains correspondence and copies of correspondence relating to the recruitment of Indian Army officers to the British Military Mission in Iraq. Correspondents include the Foreign Office, War Office, Indian Office, Air Ministry, the British Embassy in Baghdad, Government of India and t...
