PART II Appendices to Volume I, 1914, (folios 2-134). Folio 2: Title page. Folios...

ADM 137/205/1

1914

PART II Appendices to Volume I, 1914, (folios 2-134).

Folio 2: Title page.

Folios 3-4: Table of contents.

Folios 5-6: List of Maps, (filed in this volume and ADM 137/204 and 206).

Folio 7: Blank.

Folio 8: Appendices title page.

Folios 9-82: Appendix I: Copies of reports on some of the operations in the Shatt-al-Arab, October to 31 December 1914.

Folios 10-11: Appendix A: Persian Gulf weekly report by Wilfrid Nunn, Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf Division, HMS Espiegle, to Richard Henry Peirse, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies, dated 14 October 1914

Folios 12-13: Appendix A1: Diary of HMS Espiègle, 3-9 November 1914 by Commander Wilfrid Nunn to Senior Naval Officer.

Folios 14-21: Appendix A2, number 88/14: Report dated 23 November 1914 from Captain Arthur Hayes Sadler R.N., Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf, HMS Ocean, to the Admiralty and Richard Henry Peirse, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station, (including a plan of an obstruction [the ship Ekbatana] in the river circa 23 November 1914, (folio 21).

Folios 22-24: Appendix A3, number 91/14: Report dated 1 December 1914 from Captain Arthur Hayes Sadler RN, Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf, HMS Ocean, with a list of armed launches: Carmsir (commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander F. Elkes, RNR); Lewis Pelly (commanding officer, Lieutenant J. F. Carslake); Sirdar-i-Naphte (commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander L. Thomas); Shaitan (commanding officer Lieutenant Commander F Elkes), commissioned for service during the operations in the Shatt-al-Arab, (folio 24).

Folios 25-31: Appendix A4: Report from Commander Wilfrid Nunn, Commander in Command, HMS Espiegle, at Kurnah, Shatt-al-Arab, dated 10 December 1914 to Captain Arthur Hayes Sadler, includes a report of HMS Espielgle's expenditure of ammunition, from 4 November to 8 December 1914 by J. Spanner, Gunner, R.N., (folio 31).

Folios 32-38: Appendix A5: Report from Commander Wilfrid Nunn, Commander in Command, Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf Division, HMS Espiegle, at Kurnah, Shatt-al-Arab, dated 15 December 1914, to the General Officer Commanding 18th Brigade, Kurnah.

Folios 39-82: Appendix A6: Force Commander Sir Arthur Arnold Barrett's, Commanding Indian Expeditionary Force 'D' despatches on the operations leading to the occupation of Kurna for 4-9 December 1914, dated 30 December 1914, (folios 39-42); including a report on the operations of General Fry's column on 6-8 December culminating in the surrender of Kurna by Major General Charles Irwin Fry, (folios 44-57), with recommendations for the following individuals; Major St. T. B. Nevinson, Major H. St. J. Maule, Major H. J. Cotter, Captain E. V. Sarson, 98166 Battery Sergeant Major H. E. Haggett (all mentioned on folio 51); Lieutenant R. C. Lord, Major H. E. Winsloe, 2632 Havildar Ghulam Nabi, 3743 Lance Naik Nur Dad, 3998 Sapper Chulam Haidar, Lieutenant M. G. C. Campbell, Lieutenant Colonel E. C. Peebles, Captain W. J. O. B. Daunt (all mentioned on folio 52); Captain and Adjutant G. de Grey, Lieutenant H. S. Farebrother, 5008 Sergeant W. Bailey, 5223 Lance Sergeant L. Snell, 5973 Sergeant A. Cornwall, 7226 Lance Sergeant Leveridge; 7345 Corporal W. Fristin; 7521 Musician Mullinger, 7784 Musician Sharpe, 8049 Private A. Dawson, 8365 Private F. Pryer, 8632 Private A. George, Captain D. Arthur, Lieutenant W. L. Hervey, Subedar Brijmohun Singh, Lieutenant Colonel C. B. Clery, (all mentioned on folio 53); Captain H. M. Butler, Sub Assistant Surgeon Pundit, Lieutenant Colonel T. X. Britten, Captain K. E. Cooper, Subadar Hari Savant, Jemadar Vishnu Ghone, 2089 Lance Naik Bhan Sawant, 1148 Lance Naik Haidar Beg, (all mentioned on folio 54); Lieutenant and Adjutant W. L. Miskin, Subadar Dunga Rawat, 978 Havildar Gunesh, Major E. Bennett, Jemadar Allah Din, Captain E. G. Dunn, Captain W. F. C. Gilchrist, Captain H. G. Morrell (all mentioned on folio 55); Captain G. W. Cochran (mentioned on folio 56). Rough sketch map of camp Shaib, General Charles Irwin Fry's column on night 6/7 December 1914, (folio 57). Report on the working of the transport between Shaib camp and Mezera, dated 14 December 1914, signed by W. Gilchrist, Captain, Staff Captain, 18th Brigade, Kurnah, (folios 58-60); Order of Battle of Major Charles Irwin Fry's column on 7 December 1914, (folios 61-62). Rough sketch map of the action by Major Charles Irwin Fry's column on 7 December 1914, and rough sketch of camp night of 7-8 December 1914 and two following days, (folio 63). Rough map illustrating the crossing of the River Tigris on 8 December 1914, (folio 64). Details of numbers of ordnance and prisoners taken at Kurna on 9 December 1914, (folio 65). Copy of Lieutenant Colonel G. S. Frazer, 110th Mahratta Light Infantry, commanding Kurna Column's report on the operations of the 4th December 1914, dated Camp Um Rash, 5 December 1914, (folios 66-68). Rough sketch map of operations by Kurna Column on 4 December 1914, (folio 69). Report by Lieutenant Colonel G. Clery, commanding 104th Rifles, to the Staff Officer, Kurnah Column, dated 5 December 1914, (folios 70-72) with the names of officers and men of the regiment who were conspicuous for their gallant conduct during the action of the 4 December 1914 opposite Kurna, Captain E. G. J. Byrne, Subadar Ghulam Rasul, Jemadar Krishna Ram, 2317 Guman Singh, 2668 Khota Ram, 2378 Khanna Ram, 2090 Maula Dad (all mentioned on folio 70); 2435 Havildar Mohru Ram, 1818 Reservist Jhonta Singh, 2263 Bugler Narua Singh, 5241 Sobh Singh, 2981 Kan Singh, (all mentioned on folio 71); 3195 Ratna Ram, 2212 Dunga Ram, 2670 Khota Ram, 3143 Kesa Ram, 2422 Jowana Ram, 2463 Bugler Kala Khan, (all mentioned on folio 72). Casualties on 4th December 1914 [numbers of and units only], (folio 73). Copy of a letter from Commander Wilfrid Nunn, Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf Division, to the General Officer Commanding 18th Brigade, dated 15 December 1914, HMS Espiegle, Kurna, (folios 74-82), includes plans drawn by Lieutenant George Elliott Harden, Navigating Officer, HMS Espiegle, showing position of warships and shallow draught armed river steamers on 4 December 1914 during combined Naval and Military operations before Kurna, and showing position of warships and shallow draught armed river steamers on 6 December 1914 during combined Naval and Military operations before Kurna, (folio 78); and a map of country around Kurna, (folio 82).

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