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IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3225

Record Id:

040-000795919

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

037-000792610

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000112.0x0001cf

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100127549330.0x000002

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3225

Title:

‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 3. November 10th to November 25th, 1914 (inclusive.)’

Scope & Content:

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 10 and 25 November 1914. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: letters, orders, and telegrams containing instructions and reports.

A summary of the contents of this volume is pasted on the leading flyleaf, under the subtitle ‘Advance to Basrah [Basra]’:

‘Action at Saniyeh’
‘General Barrett arrived at Saniyeh’
‘Action at Sahil’
‘Action at Saihan [Qaryat Sayhan]’
‘130th stopped and 22nd diverted to Basrah’
‘17th Brigade sailed’
‘Force “D” arrived at Basrah’.

The volume contains numbers and details of soldiers who were wounded or killed.

A summary of contents for the previous volumes is pasted on the inside front cover.

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
038-000795114
040-000795919

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/17/5/2421-4246 : Indian Army First World War - War Diaries

IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3225 : ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 3. November 10th to November 25th, 1914 (inclusive.)’

Hierarchy:

032-000256868[0017]/036-000788810[0005]/037-000792610[0051]/038-000795114[0805]/040-000795919

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MIL

Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 volume (60 folios)

Digitised Content:

https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000112.0x0001cf

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1914

End Date:

1914

Date Range:

10 Nov 1914-25 Nov 1914

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 57; these numbers are printed, and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.

The sequence contains one foliation anomaly, f 24a.

Dimensions: 21x33cm

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