General Actions:
Aug1915Orders
Last modified by TimBarnes on 2009/07/27 20:54
1. Requisitions
3. Politics
4. Troop movements
Corps HQ moved to Kut, all artillery, all cavalry (except below) and most assets advance to Ctesiphon
Transportation to Ctesiphon : 11 rivers steamers + barges + launches (supported 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
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
| 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| 6 RNAS armoured cars being withdrawn from Gallipoli as only used for machine guns | Gallipoli | September | 20% each |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% |