| Requisition | From | Due | August arrival |
|---|
| Get balloons to use as observation platforms | India | August | 90% |
| Improved Medical transport | India | August | 90% |
| Unwanted cavalry mounts | Suez | September | 90% |
| Sopworth Tabloids & Sea Plane Snieders from Western Front | France | August | 80% |
| 6 RNAS armoured cars being withdrawn from Gallipoli as only used for machine guns | Gallipoli | September | 20% each |
| Trench mortars and grenades | England | August | 90% |
| More river transport from India (in transit) | India | September | 25% |
| Railway parts (track and rolling stock) from Armenian supporters | USA | September? | 25% |
| Butterfly, Cranefly, Dragonfly & Firefly gunboats completed and arrive at Kut | London | August | 95% each |
| Gadfly, Grayfly, Mayfly & Sawfly gunboat (kits) | London | August | 90% |
| Waterfly, Stonefly, Snakefly & Greenfly gunboat (kits) | London | September | 50% |
| 6 Sopwith Schneiders (used unsuccessfully from HMS Ben-my-Chree) | Mediteranean (Gallipoli) | August | 80% |
| 6 of 36 single-seat Sopwith Tabloid from RFC and RNAS deployed to France and withdrawn from service in early 1915. | France | August | 90% |
| More artillerymen | India | August | 90% |
2. Logistics
1.1. 3.Politics
2. Troop movements
Transportation to Ctesiphon : 11 rivers steamers + barges + launches 9suuported by Naval gunboats)
Approx 25 vessels each capable of carrying 300 men or equivalent. Assume artillery, cavalry and assets will require approximately half the transport space.
8th August ? transport troops by river to Ctesiphon
30th Infantry Brigade (12th Division)
(arrive at Lejj on the 10th)
8th August (overland to Lejj)
1st Bn (White Company) 1st Natal Brigade (6th Division) arrive at Lejj on the 15th
10th August (overland to Lejj)
16th Infantry Brigade (6th Division)
17th Infantry Brigade (6th Division)
Pioneers
Jaipur Transport Company and Mule Corps with supplies
(arrive at Lejj on the 18th)
12th August ? transport troops by river to Ctesiphon
12th Infantry Brigade (12th Division)
(arrive at Lejj on the 14th)
12th August ? transport troops by river to Ctesiphon
12th Infantry Brigade (12th Division)
(arrive at Lejj on the 14th)
16th August ? transport troops by river to Ctesiphon
18th Infantry Brigade (6th Division)
(arrive at Lejj on the 18th)
20th August ? transport troops by river to Ctesiphon
33rd Infantry Brigade (12th Division)
(arrive at Lejj on the 22nd)
Corps HQ moved to Kut, all artillery, all cavalry (except below) and most assets advance to Ctesiphon
Garrison duty and pipeline guard
76th Punjabis
A Company : Nasiriyah
B Company : Basra (and pipeline)
C Company : Amara (and river transport)
D Company : Abadan (and port)
1st Squadron 23rd Cavalry : pipeline
2nd Bn (Zulu) 1st Natal Brigade (6th Division) : Kut garrison
Attack up the Euphrates
1.1. 4.Diary
