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IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3328A
- Record Id:
- 040-000796023
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000792610
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000112.0x000237
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100152768839.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3328A
- Title:
- Indian Expeditionary Force 'D', General Routine Orders (incomplete)
- Scope & Content:
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The volumes contain the General Routine Orders [until 25 September 1916 referred to as Force Routine Orders] by the Commander of Indian Expeditionary Force D between 28 December 1915 and 10 July 1918, along with annexures to these orders and lists issued with the orders. Topics covered include:
- Appointments and promotions
- Equipment and supplies
- Clothing and rations
- Arrangements for postal and telegraphic communications
- Changes to the organisation of Force D
- Details of those in receipt of honours and rewards
- Compensation awarded
- Interpreters: discharges, postings, and transfers
- Accounts and expenditure
- Pay and allowances
- Reports and forms to be submitted
- Details of Courts Martial
- Local temperature readings and other meteorological observations
- Lists of candidates who have passed the Field Service Tests in Arabic and Turkish.
There are also Orders of the Day relating to the above subjects, as well as two Special Orders of the Day containing messages to the armed forces from George V of Great Britain and Ireland (f 95) and Mary, Queen Consort of George V (f 367).
- 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
040-000796023 - 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/17/5/3328A : Indian Expeditionary Force 'D', General Routine Orders (incomplete) - Hierarchy:
- 032-000256868[0017]/036-000788810[0005]/037-000792610[0051]/038-000795114[0909]/040-000796023
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MIL
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 2 volumes (379 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000112.0x000237
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1915
- End Date:
- 1918
- Date Range:
- 28 Dec 1915-10 Jul 1918
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio of volume one (ff 1-188) and terminates at the last folio of volume two (ff 189-378); these numbers are printed and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers of the two volumes. The sequence contains one foliation anomaly, f 308a.
- 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)