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IOR/L/MIL/7/10816
- Record Id:
- 040-000359883
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000359870
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001184.0x0002a2
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100190143005.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/MIL/7/10816
- Title:
- Collection 248/13 'Quarterly Returns showing strength of Consular Guards and Escorts in Persia.'
- Scope & Content:
-
This file contains copies of quarterly strength returns dated 30 September 1910 to 1 January 1929, sent by the Government of India, Army Department and (from July 1925) Army Headquarters, India to the India Office.
The strength returns list personnel of the British Indian Army serving as Consular Guards and Escorts at British diplomatic missions in Persia [Iran] and the Persian Gulf, divided by rank, along with the unit of the Indian Army from which they are drawn and some additional remarks. The returns also list Indian Army personnel deployed to other locations in Persia at various points in time. Returns from September 1910 to November 1914 also list personnel serving as Residency Guards in Baghdad.
The file also contains related correspondence dated 29 July 1910-13 February 1929 from: the India Office, in particular the Military Department; the Viceroy of India and the Government of India, Army Department; and Army Headquarters, India. The file also contains instructions and conditions of service for Consular Guards dated 1916.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000256868
036-000349582
037-000359870
040-000359883 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/MIL : Records of the Military Department
IOR/L/MIL/7 : Military Collections
IOR/L/MIL/7/10804-10829 : Collection 248 Employment of Indian troops beyond the frontiers: liability of Indian revenues and legal status.
IOR/L/MIL/7/10816 : Collection 248/13 'Quarterly Returns showing strength of Consular Guards and Escorts in Persia.' - Hierarchy:
- 032-000256868[0007]/036-000349582[0274]/037-000359870[0013]/040-000359883
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MIL
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (357 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1910
- End Date:
- 1929
- Date Range:
- 29 Jul 1910-13 Feb 1929
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 358; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Former External References:
- Collection 248/13
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Government of India, 1834-1947
Government of India, Army Headquarters, Early 20th century
Indian Army, 1895-1947 - Subjects:
- Military personnel
- Places:
- Persia, Asia