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IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3239
- Record Id:
- 040-000795933
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000792610
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000112.0x0001dd
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100133319716.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3239
- Title:
- ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 15. PART II. (From 16th to 31st October 1915.)’
- Scope & Content:
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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 16 and 31 October 1915. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include letters, memoranda, and telegrams.
A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at the start of IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3238. The volume mostly relates to:
- Appreciations [reports] and intelligence summaries from the Directorate of Military Operations
- Proposals for an advance on Baghdad
- Reinforcements for Force D, including medical personnel
- Staff appointments and movements
- Supplies and equipment for Force D, including river craft, ammunition, and medical supplies
- The erection of workshops at Amarah [Al ‘Amarah]
- Intelligence on Turkish forces
- Details of a potential aviation unit in Mesopotamia.
The following tables appear:
- The effective strengths of Force D (ff 5 and 117-118)
- The distribution of the troops in Force D (ff 20, 30-32, and 92)
- Quartermaster-General’s Embarkation Statement (ff 144-149).
The vast majority of material in the volume dates from October 1915, but there is also a small amount of material which dates from July and September 1915.
- 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
040-000795933 - 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/17/5/3239 : ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 15. PART II. (From 16th to 31st October 1915.)’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000256868[0017]/036-000788810[0005]/037-000792610[0051]/038-000795114[0819]/040-000795933
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MIL
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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1 volume (149 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000112.0x0001dd
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1915
- End Date:
- 1915
- Date Range:
- 26 Jul 1915-31 Oct 1915
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 151; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 3-149; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.
Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
- Former External References:
- Volume 15. PART II.
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)