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IOR/L/MIL/17/5/1316
- Record Id:
- 040-000793951
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000792610
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001435.0x000341
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100157413098.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/MIL/17/5/1316
- Title:
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‘RETURN SHOWING THE ACTUAL STRENGTH OF THE ARMY AND ROYAL AIR FORCE IN INDIA INCLUDING PERSIAN GULF PORTS, THE E. P. FORCE, S. PERSIA AND S. E. PERSIA AND ADEN ON THE 1ST MARCH 1926’
- Scope & Content:
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This file contains strength returns from units of the British Army, the British Indian Army, and the Royal Air Force in India, including forces deployed in Persia [Iran], the Persian Gulf ports, and Aden as of 1 March 1926. The strength returns were issued by the Adjutant-General in India. They detail the number of personnel currently serving with military branches and individual units, grouped under the following categories:
- ‘Combatant Services-Regular Forces’
- ‘Auxiliary Force-India’
- ‘Military Police and Levies’
- ‘Indian State Forces’
- ‘Miscellaneous Units’
- ‘Departmental and Administrative Services’.
Some returns are further divided into sub-categories such as: sanctioned and actual strength; officers with King’s Commission, Indian officers, other ranks, and followers; ‘Class A’ and ‘Class B’ personnel; ‘Active’, ‘Reserve’, and ‘Cadet’ personnel; and ‘Mounted’ and ‘Foot’ personnel.
The file was printed in Simla [Shimla] and is marked ‘GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS 1926’.
This file is bound in a volume together with IOR/L/MIL/17/5/1314-1315 and IOR/L/MIL/17/5/1317-1325.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000256868
036-000788810
037-000792610
038-000793876
039-004386573
040-000793951 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/MIL : Records of the Military Department
IOR/L/MIL/17 : Military Department Library
IOR/L/MIL/17/5 : Indian Army
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/1242-1452 : Indian Army Strength Returns
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/1314-1325 : Returns showing the Actual Strength of the Army and Royal Air Force in India including Persian Gulf Ports, The E.P.…
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/1316 : ‘RETURN SHOWING THE ACTUAL STRENGTH OF THE ARMY AND ROYAL AIR FORCE IN INDIA INCLUDING PERSIAN GULF PORTS, THE E. P. FORCE,… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000256868[0017]/036-000788810[0005]/037-000792610[0026]/038-000793876[0066]/039-004386573[0003]/040-000793951
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MIL
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (30 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001435.0x000341
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1926
- End Date:
- 1926
- Date Range:
- 1 Mar 1926
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)