Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/259/1 - 1917 - 1927 - Part 8

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III 1916 Rus in Persia 10,000 cas, 10,000 uf 38 gens. under Baratoff. suppd theax karind, ados towds Baghd. Ap. 1918 cgs sa india & no present imptcated to posse of but or occupt of Bags. Bat to help Rus want io keep Ts on T.pis olepd.
4 Ficero Nov. 1915.cots 5 divs will be regd. 1to reard captnne of Bagd as inposs wo be to five u our beat means of countery 1 germ. intryves in Pers + Apghansstan agot dotin &shd.. be damcose from our calculatus! 37. arn (May 12. 140 foud from 35, 36,37 reden under egarten on Tigns 6 an Cay t5 D pr pan 12,34 42 Bles 7DK Younghnell 19,21,33 Odio Aylmer. e torr 25. 28 Bles 3 papore D (15 Tanary Gm. Kevrys ( 719,28 sdis. 20 34b G0 Brookeng 2 3306. 35 coe Band C M. a Crovid From Ind Jay and addet 37,41,42 bdid 12 San 79 to come Feb 1916 hus beat 15. at Erzerum; & Baratoff took Rermaushah. 12 mar occrd karn. 7t ay Kass.1. sheries er S.QMas. 2nd att. to rel. Ket. April W Huna, & st of samenyal defs. to. Ag19. Bild march. V. dos soltly died of typrus as Bagdad. Hall ane rast atempt. Ap27 Kat. camindered $12,000 &c (1900 wd) 4000 died as Eo. Halil suds 26 Dios to Khankin to opp Baralolf. May. O Army 35,000 of al vanks. 15 D from 12 3 4142. Ades Cn May. 14D foued of 35,36,37Bdes under Egarton Tow Foon now only 12,000 sck May20 Kupabol 113 opome readed Al Gharbl - 200m. 1 & sayed 2 was tis Fune Bar, atte Knanikin downn back to Hermt Causin any at Rewandiz. 10 Aug T5me Hanadan. End Lane Bar to Kermanstiat
5/2 6 to C.L80. Peri poon looks & serious to ts at Kermanshat - Appan mable ael take says effcimposs. HDion &St. 11 Ty -mande sexceeds poormp. Frb 1916 Wotook over gen. direct, but Cin Cpadia admined Kt 1916 Wcle of Cabt dicidt that Anny council to direct Con Ckond Day trups. 1100 - 120 sagnts July 1918. T-gere mission kabet suie I offer to mrise tribes tribes on u sick of sad Lordes Aug. 1916 Mespot Commappto. Monro sent vice Duf w c decide t relieve take by youngs off m aude appt Int Cas. Dwn timply formed of 657Bdes in Dec 1916 under Crocker. Sanctiond as permaneed End Dec.
4/97 Ofl. mespot. Drata ling or Nov. 1917. Disen of mande or Robertion whether we at get Rew to holl, Persn I 1845 2d if we mantained them i supplies. 8Nov Rolsh Revoln. aseles to act till clearer. 1077uader Bicharak of however Sent by Baratoft to intercept Prr Gendermerie (dishands] Did thas at Guasr in Sheren. Bicher, cut off pow mainforce asket to come under frauds. Baraton agreed & he aun to Maadah. 15. got out of striking dist. But. moral v.z. 27Boo. Inatrio 17 Depence of Baghdad. But active. Prote it pipe tines. Enlest cooon of Ruo in Oleckey Persian ponker. & autored to supply kantors fora. Roxg?a amoagarabs - to harress T. Comness Doct think to cem att before Sumner 1918. Reduce force of poss. Hope of raisy Leorgians & Armenians. Mosal rly only at Nesbirg -Diale Cayliy 133 FD Rompon. 11 Corps Marshall decide on convergg atto on Gara Tepsto. white cav. Dis moves up ext adhai to cut T. coman t Kepoi (HCD FXII1cops) 2 Dec las. Di moved to Chai Hana. pould int Sebet hels by can D. ws seen by to plance a F.fore. 7Bde repts it too stroy 3 sec. to Aed Cas ts. cat get tho' or find ands way. ten t te er ae e tie, w e dpe at bet ane but at last cnt do t his clnes. 5410. Mertel or las s lif tortry o huntin. Robe beld terkdangw overrated. Divs wo boges Stue. concotiate on Wp. on te e e e aon e e Indiag in respot valuable. h Fghs t lans s 17or 18 Cnewly sed Marshall angs for Bic marthall heard to arm arrys R to refie B3drafor. C. & detalt annound peace negas tryn at Bold hithesth t the wished to stay in 6 Dec. Mepet a Bur. Britshend in Teheran suppd Yarshall take 22 ovr persion ras. Yershall s not eno 1 agredleny tos 4 ceffelis. Als Rob. had already tol ny. a Arerys for desp. of Amod Cars & Brit iffes for t9 Armen. I Georg si0 Baghd & Enjeli. Parator's Repts th soal kn s wanted to join But. At Biralows request 1ich left kaar.. Sherin for hermanshal at begs Jan 1918. of Jan 198 to help rally Ras. Marshall also arryd relief of det. of 188 (anac) werchessqu, ce Rao. To safesdrd he propd to occo pesv.. Shera io a detacht. 11 Cas Ble abuost complets 18 D Baphded. to
A.t; Bz; C.7; D-4; E-5; F.6; 1-9; s 10; K-11; L12. Wereless Stations in Persice VIS. Pack Str in vans atto Escort for T(9): Jan1o Kigis Robat. Ad reaked Khanekin Ian 11 Khankin 2 dan kaso 186. S Serepul 12 Atto 1CH Kass Shin H Paitk. AA Do00. Mart. Paitak tt 10h Detached from Eodt at Baos, Shere Ap25 " harm Returnd Baghd. Cor D et. No 39. Xals Hesis col. Mar. 1918. Hadi the (atd EFH Jan 17 Khanben Tanss Kaso, Sherin. Jan 21 Opentors w makhews Col 16 H. in vaas to Tap. 1. Gerril. San 24 Paitak Pess. M o 26. Returned Kermanshah by Mer 31 Toind by operators fom 30. 50 19 Extra Austla Strs 47 in Persiae S (494) 830. 5/7 39/8 8SD. R. Wagon She Parlianki. Kermanshat 38117 But Permanent Sr at Kermansheh 3918 Rn Wagron as Hanaden. 19 Ra wat Eagett. Rasoin. cabaly 505 An Radio as Enzeli 47 Re Radis at Babn & pick at h entoran. 2San British Stations: No 52 with Starnes pty to Bigar Singan. No 53 Wagstaffes
ORI Persian Stus: A Permanent Weggon St. Opens at Kermanshap on June of later name chayed to 17. Reld by 2nd (Brit) Syn or Aug 27. 58 Pattizano Ki Stn. at Kermanshah. yar 10. Hawed back to kns who leaveon mar the Mar 24 Pin of 1/6 H.asive. Mar. 27. operators leave for Hamadan.
In Auy it ws decided to withdraw all Austtus from Persia & send Prof ESgn there. a paii Hherin froa B3 San. May 20. To Kermanshah - rels Fc6). 131 (No 38) Was former at Kermawhack on June df + stays till Aug 3 NE Stafreld on 19 Tune at Kermanshah. Rell by Bodt. 22 June N09 leaves for Hamadan. TE9 Atto to Commndt L. of C Dunsterforc t Hanadan 29 sake Relieve No 18 14 sept. And to Lweels Cohemn. Recched Zingan Sept 24. Brik to Bayndadby Mo 2t. & Tuly 24 Aug. Reld by No 29 (2nd Sqr) motor Lorny Rernachch from Suiktelize Mar 6. F10)arro Jaw 27. At Suckhadin (near Paitak) with hdpty of Hunts. A715 to Dilkusha Mayg Kernanshas (rellon 20. by F.i9 Junez Kermanshah (Vise I9wh had gone on to Hanad an) Tychus 2 tr F. (6) goce agk June 30h Wodehouse's Col. to sench (? & Saquiz?) Nov. 16 lep for Hamadan, And 22ro0 sennch ye slays on und in orders of Norperforce & 2Wereless Sqn. Jan 15 1919 Distanded in Baghdad. K0 May 26 W2 Stall rewd. (143) a sons desigs ot a seath tune suve of Khansha ant i. At hals wgen ath, he ndend as t an a es ente. ar p ene a 1 a sune 9 end wassony opns aid neld ly wss (and On) Auy 27. (2½ nto. Kerwaushe 38/7 asvil1 oans at Hamadan (Bit operatio, Rn Wayjon), till rell by No9/t7 on June 292 (3 aks). A June 13th Staft of 39/gex. 1) leaves for Rason Jie 14 Arr. passn & open on Ku Cabinet. Aug 3. Relt by 2Sgn. Ave e. 3openters & Mechanic lease Kavvin for Ergetis Aug 14 heave myel; by SS Ap.Lis Any 23 heave Bakn by boat. Arr Kazgan 25th Lenloren 3/s. Aug 16 arr Baken. arrive nizel-. -Gaarde. Leave w Rn Coavoy, arr Prisheb Aug 3. 2 af coscn of Bake May Hant decides to leave. sept ferween of B heave Presteb, Arr Engeli oct 22 Sen A pons he robs unt. I worked igali tn lit. Seb. oct by torr 53
Korteat. Chanckin kigd hote s. sad Bagh KI. 39/18 3817 sa n winnt Bis Sapies S Fenuch Kair.I Sher Paitak Bourlhadiza Sermit t Harmabod 2 Nos 3,24iE mean 00 mouhe of stay. Mey fabrs Bins Mnadan 24 akie Prishet Cer v Exyele ess. Ln Kaybin 34
Gen Knoxs Mn. Boit mit nn Irkeitsk Siberia Camerou Capt EC 13. kasvin 10 a. for Vlaowk. Jon 19. Butmn All any 1919 C.G.K. sudge in Saghd. Repated mar 4 for with troeed Norperforce Jan 1919 Capt R.S. Stewart Capt EW Latchford sach for dud, joun knoxs Mession Jan 1919 - till 20 Nov. T.M.O Breen till Mar 1919.
winelees HR1. abroop in Mesopotania From Lieut. Goodman. Juse 11 P57 - 4023 Cassels Brigade was watered ob aur Wukhailah a pay through the Jchel Hamren water having been bought 50 miles by Lord vans from the river. While at ain Wukhailah with a force under Col Bridge Novsf the 116 Yabrattas No 13. sation was for haddoyoarape poms bornds was heavily homved P57 Line 16 Copt Hillcry was /c at 1st Corps beadquarters. Line 18 An arovoured can chumn raided stargal behind the trke lines in broad daylight was running right wto the everin camp. Hers states N13 tto isas d afed & then retirede into the desert for the eight. An effort to repear the raid on the fodowing day resulted in the caphose by the torks of the Coluimn conmuander Lt Col Sir - Thompson who at infortunately had withhim the list of Blayfair Gpher Kynor

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Rns in Persia ^ 1916 10,000 Cas, 10,000 inf 38 guns.

under Baratoff  - 

½ suppd to be at nr Karind, advg towds Baghd.

Ap. 1916. Cgs says tells India tt no present imptce attd to possn of

Kut or occuptn of Bagd.

But to help Rns want to keep Ts on Tigris occpd.

 

A

Nov. 1915. India Viceroy ests 5 divs will be reqd.

"To regard capture of Bagd as imposs wd be to give up

our best means of countering / Germ. intrigues in Pers &

Afghanistan agst India & shd therefore be dissmissed from

our calculatns"

Diagram - see original document.

Feb 1916 Rns beat Ts. at Erzerum; & Baratoff took

Kermanshah. 12 Mar occpd Karind. 7th May Kasr-i-Shirin

10 Aug.

8-9 Mar. 2nd att. to rel. Kut.

April (1) Hanna, & pt of Sanniyat defs. tn.

(2) Last attempt.

Ap 19. Field Marsh. v. der Goltz died of typhus at Bagdad. Hotel [[?]] him.

Ap 29 Kut. surrendered 12 000 prisoners (1400 wd) 4000 died as prisoners.

May. Halit sends 2 & 6 Divs to Khanikin to opp Baratoff.

6 army 35 000 of all ranks.

May. 14 D formed of 35, 36, 37 Bdes under Egerton 15 D from 12, 34, 42. Bdes (Brooking)

Ts on Tigris now only 12,000

May 20 Rn Cossack patrol 113 offrs & men reached Ali Gharbi - 200 m. thro' desert
& stayed 2 weeks

June  Bar. attd Khanikin driven back to Karind

Caucasus army at Ruwandiz.

End June Bar to Kermanshah 10 Aug Ts in Hamadan!

 

B
Persn posn looks v serious to C.I.Gd. w Ts at Kermanshah - Afghan
trouble likely.
Lake says offve imposs. 4 Divns v ?5 T.
11 Jy - Maude succeeds Gorringe.
Feb 1916 WO took over gen. directn, but C in C India admind,
18 Jy 1916 - W Ctee of Cabt decide that Army Council to direct C in C Ind
Day temps 110° - 120°
July 1916. T-Germ mission Kabul sends T offrs ^ & agents to raise tribes
tribes on our side of Ind. border

Aug. 1916 Mespot Comm. apptd. Monro sent vice Duff.
W. Ctee decides to relieve Lake by younger offr
Maude apptd.
III/72 Ind Cav. Divn temply formed of 6 & 7 Bdes in Dec 1916 under Crocker.
Sanctioned as permanent end Dec.

 

Offl. Mespot.
Nov. 1917.
III/84-5 Discn of Maude w Robertson whether we cd get Rns to hold ^ Diala line or Persn
rd if we maintained them w supplies. 8 Nov Bolsh Revoln.
useless to act till clearer. 10 77 under Bicherakoff however
sent by Baratoff to intercept Pn Gendarmerie (disbanded) Did
this at Quasr-i-Shirin.  Bicher. cut off from main force asked
to come under Maude.  Baratov agreed & he came to Maadali.
Ts. got out of striking dist. Brit. morale v.g.
27 Nov: Instrns  (1) Defence of Baghdad. But active.
Protect pipe lines.
Enlist coopn of Rns in blocking Persian frontier.
& authorised to supply Baratov's force.
Propgda among arabs - to harness T. commns.
Don't think Ts can att before Summer 1918.
Reduce force if poss.
Hope of raising Georgians & Armenians.
Mosul rly only at Nisbiz
Diagram - see original document
Egerton III Corps
Marshall decides on Convergg att. on Qara Tepe Ts. while Cav Div moves up
Adhaim to cut T. commns. w Kefiri (HQ T. XIII Corps)
Cav D. ws seen by T. planes.
2 Dec. Cav. Div moved to Chai Khana. Route into Jebel held by
a T. force. 7 Bde repts it too strong.
3 Dec. Ts rfed - Cav Div. cdnt get thro' or find anor way.
Dec 2-4 Inf. (14 D) advd to Quara Tepe fighting but Ts slipped out. Bich coopd
but at last cdnt do so thro illness.
5 Dec. Marshall ordd Cav & inf to retire, to Khanikin.
Rob. beld Turk danger overrated. Divs no longer Divs.
therefore concentrate on W. front.
Therefore Indian help in Mespot valuable.
One Ind Div to be sent to Egypt. Marshall chooses 7th - not to be
17 or 18 (newly raised)
[*III/97*]
6 Dec. Marshall heard tt armies arrgd R-T. Rn & T-G tps to leave Persia
Marshall arrgs for Bich
to rejoin Baratov.
B. & detcht announced
tt they wished to stay in
Mespot w Brit.
Agreed temply
22 " Peace negns begun at Brest Litovsk
Brit. Mins. in Teheran suggd Marshall take
over Persian rds. Marshall sd not eno'
tps - & ^ supply diffcties. Also Rob. had already told M. tt
arrg for desp. of armd cars & Brit offrs for Tg Armen. & Georg.

via Baghd. & Enzeli.
Jan 1918. Repts tt some Rn ^ Baratov's tps wanted to join Brit. At Baratov's
request Bich left Kasr-i-Shirin for Kermanshah at begg

of Jan 1918 to help rally Rns. Marshall also arrgd relief of det.
of 1st (Anzac) wireless sqn, w Rns. To safegdrd he propd to
occ. Kasr-i-Shirin w a detacht.
Tps 11 Cav Bde about complete - 18 D ^ forming at Baghdad.

 

A-1; B-2; C-7; D-4; E-5; F-6; I-9; J-10; K-11; L-12.
Wireless Stations in Persia: 

I (9): Jan 10 Kijit Robat.  VIS. Pack Stn in vans attd Escort for
  11 Khanikin   AA reached Khanikin 1 Jan
  12 Attd 1/4 H Kasr i Shirin   2 Jan Kas. i Sh. 3 Sarepul
  Mar 25  "  " Paitak Ek   4 Paitak. AA joins.
  Ap 25  "  " Karind   10. Detached from Esct at Kasr i Shirin
Returned Baghd.

G & D Est. No 39. (attd 1st Hogges Col.
Mar. 1918.) Hadi the 
Later
Q F H Jan 17 Khanikin
Jan 18 Kasr i Shirin.
Jan 21. Operators w
Matthew's Col 1/4 H. in
vans to Taki.i.Garrah.
Jan 24 Paitak Pass.
Mar 26. Returned to
Kermanshah by Mar 31
Joined by operators
from 38.
Extra Austln Stns
in Persia Stns (p. 94) 8 SD. 38/17 39/18 47 19 50
8 SD Bn Wagon Stn Partizanski - Kermanshah
38/17 Brit. Permanent Stn at Kermanshah. √
39/18 Rn waggon at Hamadan.
19 Rn Waggon Cabinet at Enzeli. Kasvin.
50 97  Rn Radio at Enzeli
50 47 Rn Radio at Baku & pack at Leukoran.
British Stations 2 Sqn: No 52 with Starne's pty to Bijar
No 53 Wagstaffes       "  "    Zinjan.

 

Persian Stns:
38: A Permanent waggon stn. opens at Kermanshah on June 9.
Later name changed to 17. Reld by 2nd (Brit) Sqn on Aug 27.
Partizanski Stn. at Kermanshah.
Mar 10. handed back to Rns who leave on Mar 11.
Mar 24 Pln of 1/4 H. arrve.
Mar 27. Operators leave for Hamadan.

 

In Aug it ws decided to withdraw all Austlns from Persia & send
pt of 2 Sqn there.
13 Jan.
At Kasr-i-Shirin from 13 Jan - May 20. To Kermanshah rels F(6).
I (9): NZ Staff reld on 19 June. at Kermanshah.  (No 38/17 was formed at Kermanshah on June 9 & stays till Aug 27)
Reld by Brit.
22 June No 9 leaves for Hamadan.
29 June - to Hamadan.
4 July - Relieve No 18. Hamadan Attd to Commdt L of C Dunsterforce.
24 Aug. Reld by No 29 (2nd Sqn) Motor Lorry.
14 Sept. attd to Sweet's Column. Reached Zinjan Sept 24. Out till Back to Baghdad by Nov 21.
F. (6) Jan 27. At Surkhadija (near Paitak). Mar 6. F (6) arrs Hamadan Kermanshah from Surkhadija
with Ind pty of Hants.  Ap 15 to Dilkusha Typhus May 9 Kermanshah (reld on 20th by I (9)). June ? To Takigarreh (?place tn by 38)
June 25 ^ Returns to Kermanshah (viae I 9 wh had gone on to Hamadan)
June 30 ^ goes with Wodehouse's Col.

to Senneh (? & Saquiz?)
Nov. 16 left ^ Senneh for Hamadan. Arrd 22 Nov
& stayed on under orders of
Norperforce & 2 Wireless Sqn.
Jan 15 1919 Disbanded in Baghdad.
K.(11) May 26 NZ Staff reld. (w 14 D).
June 7 Khanikin
 "   9  Joins Dewing's Col. at Sheikh Mardan.
Aug. 1. Attd to Kurds irregulars (Paitak, Kasr-i-Shirin).
Aug 4 Attd 36 Bde Sermil.
Sept. 5 Murjana attd 14 Div (Baghd end of rd)
38/17. June. 9. Permt waggon, ^ Kermanshah operd till reld by NO 41 (2nd Sqn) Aug 27. (2½ mths)
39./18. April 1. opens at Hamadan (Brit operators, Rn Waggon), till reld by No 9 (I) on
June 29th (3 mths). [shorthand]
June 13th Staff of 39/18 (exc. 1) leaves for Kasvin.
June 14 arr. Kasvin & open on Rn Cabinet.
Aug 3. Reld by 2 Sqn.
Aug 4. 3 operators & mechanic leave Kasvin for Enzeli
Aug 14 leave Enzeli by SS Africa
Aug 16 arr Baku
Aug 23 Leave Baku by boat. Arr Karzian 25th Lenkoran 31st.
Sept 1 arrive Kizel - : - gaarde. Leave w Rn Convoy, arr Prisheb Aug 3.
Sept 28 After evacn of Baku Maj Hunt decides to leave. Arr Enzeli Oct 22
Oct 18 (xxxafter evacn of Baku Leave Presheb by lorry from a Rn motor unit. Worked Enzeli Stn till Feb.

 

Diagram - see original document

 

Gen Knox's Mn.
Brit Unit nr Irkutsk Siberia

Cameron Capt 2 c 13. 
Kasvin 10 Aug.
C.G.K. Judge for Vladivk. Jun 19. Brit mn till Aug 1919
Capt R.J. Stewart Repatrd Mar 4 from Baghd.
with Irreg. of Norperforce Jan 1919.
Capt E W Latchford sailed for Ind, joining Knox's
Mission Jan 1919 - till 20 Nov.
J. M. O'Brien til Mar 1919.

 

H.N.
D ^ Wireless Troop in Mesopotamia
From Lieut. Goodman.
✓ P 57 - No 13 Line 11 Cassels Brigade was
watered at Ain Nukhailah
a pass though the Jehel Hamrin,
water having been brought
50 miles by moto - Ford vans from
the river. While at Ain Nukhailah
with a force under Col Bridges of
the 116th Mahrattas No 13 ^ Motor station
was he had a narrow escape
from bombs was heavily bombed.
✓ P 57 Line 16 Capt Hillary was i/c at
1st Corps Headquarters.
Line 18
✓ An armoured car column
raided Shargab behind the Turkish
lines in broad daylight was
running right into the enemy
camp. No 18 station No 13 station
was heavily An effort & then retired
into the desert for the night. An
effort to repeat the raid on the
following day resulted in the
capture by the Turks of the Column
commander Lt Col Sir __Thompson
who at unfortunately had with him
the list of Playfair Cypher keywords

 

 

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