(Listing continued from ADM 137/205/5). Volume III, Appendices 1-7, July to December...

(Listing continued from ADM 137/205/5).

Volume III, Appendices 1-7, July to December 1915, (folios 312-420).

Folios 313-327: Volume III, Appendix I: Report from Captain Wilfrid Nunn, Senior Naval Officer, Mesopotamia, HMS Espiegle, 2 August 1915 to the Secretary of the Admiralty on recent operations on the Euphrates for the occupation of Nasiriyah. The following officers and men are specially deserving of mention:-Lieutenant Commander A G Seymour, HMS Espiegle, Royal Navy, (folio 319); Lieutenant Cecil G Hallett, HMS Espiegle, Royal Indian Marine, (folio 319); Commander Charlie S Hickman, Transport Officer of Euphrates Expedition, Royal Indian Marine, , (folio 319); Alfred Turner, Petty Officer, ON 163870, HMS Espiegle, (folio 320); Frederick Stewart Maunder, Petty Officer, ON 236360, HMS Espiegle, (folio 320); Thomas Charles Wormleighton, Petty Officer, ON 237788, HMS Espiegle, (folio 320); Harold Richard Hearn, Leading Seaman, ON 236078, HMS Espiegle, (folio 320); Robert William Pawling, Able Seaman, ON 223000, HMS Espiegle, (folio 320); Bernard Green, Stoker Petty Officer, ON 293726, HMS Espiegle, (folio 320); Edward J Ewington, Stoker, ON 108337, HMS Espiegle, (folio 320); Lieutenant Hugh F Curry, Royal Navy, HMS Odin, (folio 320); Thomas Dennis Coleman, Petty Officer, ON 179687, HMS Odin, (folio 320); John Gilderoy Brown, Acting Chief Yeoman of Signals, ON 192858, HMS Odin, (folio 320); Joseph Edward Edwin, Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry, PO G/15639, HMS Odin, (folio 320); Lieutenant W V H Harris, Royal Navy, Armed Launch Sumana, (folio 320); William John Toye, Chief Petty Officer, ON 147586, Armed Launch Sumana, (folio 320); D Pead, Stoker, V 575, Royal Naval Reserve, Armed Launch Sumana, (folios 320-321); Lieutenant C H Heath-Caldwell, Royal Navy, Armed Launch Miner, (folio 321); George Smith, Petty Officer, ON 194836, Armed Launch Miner, (folio 321); A S Pym, Leading Seaman, RNR, ON 3968B, Armed Launch Miner, (folio 321); Captains of Lynch’s steamers Senior Captain Charles Cowley, (folio 321); William King, (folio 321); O Szulczewski, (folio 321); F W Lyte, (folio 321); E C D’Eye, (folio 321); E Waters , (folio 321); E C Grimett, (folio 321); George Coombs, (folio 321); Robert Cowley, (folio 321).

Folios 322-327; Volume III, Appendix I (continued): Report from Captain Wilfrid Nunn, Senior Officer, Mesopotamia, HMS Espiegle at Busra to General Sir John Dixon Commanding IEF “D”, Army Headquarters, 10 December 1915, on recent operations on the Tigris, the attack on the Ctesiphon position and subsequent retreat on Kut-al-Amara. Officers and men deserving of mention are: Lieutenant G E Harden, RN, (folio 327); Sub-Lieutenant Lionel C P Tudway, RN, (folio 327); Lieutenant C J F Eddis, RN, (folio 327); Lieutenant C R Goad, RIM, (folio 327); Sub-Lieutenant John G Wood, RNR, (folio 327); Engineer Lieutenant T Kerr, RIM, (folio 327).

Folios 328-342: Volume III, Appendix II: Military intelligence summaries signed by W H Beach, General Staff Intelligence, dated 20 June to 29 July 1915 covering Euphrates Line, Tigris Line, Karun Line, Persia, Bushire and general comments. Includes a list of River Steamers available for use by the Turks with their names, draught loaded, carrying capacity (passengers and kits); speed when loaded up down stream knots, towing capacity, distinctive marks, (folio 336).

Folios 343-353: Volume III, Appendix III, Appendix III: Intelligence reports (telegrams) from the G O C, Amara to the General Staff, Intelligence, Basra, signed by W H Beach, dated 23 June to 28 July 1915.

Folios 354-373: Volume III, Appendix IV, Miscellaneous papers, including Operational Orders 23 June to 15 July 1915 relating to the Force for the Occupation of Nasiriyah, (folio 354); embarkation arrangements Nasiriyah Column, (folios 355-356); naval signal, (folios 356-358); allotment of boats Nasiriyah Column, (folios 358-359); statement of information, Nasariyah Operations, dated 7 July 1915, (folio 364); Summary of Intelligence, dated 8 July 1915, (folio 365); sundry reports, (folio 366); Statement of information Nasariyah Operations, dated 26 July 1915, (folios 367-368); Reports from Lieutenant W V Harris, HM Armed Launch Sumana at Nasrie, dated 27 July 1915, (folios 369-370); Report by Lieutenant C H Heath Caldwell, HM Armed Launch Miner at Chabaish, dated 30 July 1915, (folios 371-372); Report by Lieutenant Hugh F Curry, HMS Odin at Basra, dated 31 July 1915, (folios 372-373).

Folios 374-389: Volume III, Appendix V: Informal letter from G W Hill, Lieutenant for Senior Naval Officer, HMS Clio, Busra, dated 3 October [1915?] to Captain Wilfrid Nunn, (folios 374-377); note that folios 378-388 have been transferred to ADM 137/3089; Order of the day, dated 22 November 1915, from John Dixon, General, Caommanding I.E.F."D" congratulating Major-General Townsend and the Troops under his command"on their magnificent determination and gallantry with which they turned four strong Turkish divisions this day out of a strongly entrenched position...", (folio 389);

Folios 390-395: Volume III, Appendix V (continued): Report on recent operations on the Tigris, the attack on the Ctesiphon position and subsequent retreat on Kut al Amara by Captain Wilfrid Dunn of HMS Espiegle at Bursa, dated 10 December 1915, (a duplicate copy of the report in Volume III, Appendix I, (folios 322-327).

Folios 396-416: Volume III, Appendix VI: Summaries of Intelligence dated 11 November and 3 December 1915 and other intelligence reports in same period covering Euphrates Line, Tigris Line, Bushire, Dashtishan, Persia and Arabia. Includes estimate of Turkish force immediately opposing Force “D” as reported 30 November 1915, (folio 399); telegrams from Sir John Nixon to the C. G. S., and Secretary of State, dated 9 -30 December 1915, signed by Major W H Grebbain, (folios 400-416) including a statement by informer “No 7” received under G.O.C. Tigris Corps, dated 20 December 1915,"sent to Felujah...arrested by Turks...", (folios 410-411).

Folios 417-420: Volume III, Appendix VII: Distribution of troops IEF “D” for weeks commencing 13 June and 25 July 1915, split between the Euphrates, Tigris, and Karun Lines.

Listing continued in ADM 137/205/6.