Online: Army Headquarters India, War Diaries for Mesopotamia

[MaureenE]

British Library India Office records IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3223 through to IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3328A have been digitised and may be accessed on the Qatar Digital Library.

These are documents which have been sent from the Army in Mesopotamia to Army Headquarters in India, the first record being 

WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 1. September 26th, 1914 to October 17th, 1914.’.  IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3223

The British Library catalogue record (accessed through the Archives Search https://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo-explore/search?vid=IAMS_VU2&lang=en_US  ) is 

http://searcharchives.bl.uk/permalink/f/79qrt5/IAMS040-000795917 You can then click on Browse this collection to see what else is there, and click through to Qatar Digital Library for the digitised items, most of which seem to be quite large files.

The last item in the series is IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3328A General Routine Orders (incomplete). http://searcharchives.bl.uk/permalink/f/1r5koim/IAMS040-000796023

 

The description is "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".

The catalogue details for each IOR record seem quite detailed,  and there are many general references to personnel, prisoners of war etc

Maureen

Edited 3 October , 2023 by MaureenE

[aconnolly]

Thank you Maureen

Wonderful resource

Andrew

[pudsey63]

Thank you Maureen. I haven’t been on here for a while, and this is great to see.