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''Mesopotamian Transport Commission. Report of the Commission appointed by the Government of India... to enquire into questions connected with the organisation and administration of the Railway and River Transport in Mesopotamia'' 1918 is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website. Table of Contents is computer page 6. Refer [[Online books#Digital Library of India |Online books-Digital Library of India]] for more details about this site.
==British Library records==
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_8-2_4&cid=1-1-10-2#1-1-10-2 Iraq '''IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41-138'''] 1914-1944 includes
**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_8-2_4&cid=1-1-10-3#1-1-10-3 Mesopotamian Campaign] includes
*** Indian Expeditionary Force 'D'. Nominal rolls of officers in Commands, Staff and with units. Simla: Military Sec's Branch, Army HQ India, Jun 1914. '''IOR/L/MIL/17/15/80''' 1914
***[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_8-2_4&cid=1-1-10-3-21#1-1-10-3-21 Composition of the Headquarters, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force (Force 'D'). Simla/Delhi: GSI, 1917-21. 19 issues: monthly Feb-Oct & Dec 1917, Jan-Apr 1918, Oct 1918, Jan & Jul 1919, May 1920, Jan & Apr 1921. '''IOR/L/MIL/17/15/85'''] 1917-1924
***[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_8-2_4&cid=1-1-10-3-70#1-1-10-3-70 Officers, warrant officers and non-commissioned officers brought to notice by General Officer Commanding I.E.F. 'D' for good services rendered during the operations from November 1914 to 31st March 1915. Simla: GSI, 1915. '''IOR/L/MIL/17/15/134'''] 1915
***[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_8-2_4&cid=1-1-10-3-71#1-1-10-3-71 List of names of officers and men under Maj-Gen Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend brought to notice for gallant and distinguished service in the field 5th October 1915 to 17th January 1916. Simla: GSI, 1916. '''IOR/L/MIL/17/15/135'''] 1916
***[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_8-2_4&cid=1-1-10-3-72#1-1-10-3-72 Particulars of service rendered by officers as received from General Townshend. Simla: GSI, 1916. '''IOR/L/MIL/17/15/136'''] 1916
***[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_8-2_4&cid=1-1-10-3-73#1-1-10-3-73 Recommendations for rewards in connection with operations against Arab tribesmen on the Euphrates Line January and February 1916. Simla: GSI, 1916. '''IOR/L/MIL/17/15/137'''] 1916
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_8-2_3-1&cid=1-1-1#1-1-1 Military Department Library: Indian Army '''IOR/L/MIL/17/5'''] 1854-1947 includes
**Roll of rewards and promotions to officers and men of the Indian Army and departments serving in the various expeditionary forces in France (A), Egypt (E), the Mediterranean (G), East Africa (B), Mesopotamia (D), and in operations in the Persian Gulf, at Muscat, Aden, Somaliland, in China, and on the north-west and north-east frontiers of India, notified in the London and India Gazettes marginally noted. no imprint, 5th & 6th edns 1916. 2 vols. '''IOR/L/MIL/17/5/2414''' 1916
== References ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamian_Campaign Mesopotamian Campaign] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Kut Siege of Kut] Wikipedia
*[http://www.1914-1918.net/mespot.htm Mesopotamia] The Long, Long Trail: The British Army in the Great War of 1914-1918 (1914-1918.net)**[http://www.1914-1918.net/mespot1914.html The 1914 actions in Mesopotamia]*The [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php Great War Forum], a message board for the First World War, has a subcategory [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/f97-0.html Middle East and North Africa] where archived threads may be read. To view images, place a post, reply to a post or search, you need to be a subscriber. See [[Mailing lists#Military|Mailing lists-Military]] for more details.
*[http://www.scotsatwar.org.uk/AZ/Iraq%201917.htm "Iraq 1917 - A 90th Anniversary"] by Dr D M Henderson 2007. The Scots at War Trust. A review of the war in Mesopotamia
*[http://www.firstworldwar.com/maps/graphics/maps_52_mesop_kut_(1600).jpg Maps of operations] firstworldwar.com
*[http://assyrianlevies.info/19151932.php ''Iraq Levies 1915-1932''] by Brigadier J Gilbert Browne CMG. CBE. DSO. 1932 assyrianlevies.info
*[http://archive.org/stream/kutprisoner00bishrich#page/n9/mode/2up ''A Kut Prisoner''] by H. C. W. Bishop, Indian Army Reserve of Officers. 1920 Archive.org
*[http://archive.org/stream/inmesopotamia00swayuoft#page/n5/mode/2up ''In Mesopotamia''] by Martin Swayne (real name Maurice Nicoll) illustrated by the author. 1917 Archive.org. The author was a doctor in the British Army working in a mobile hospital.
*[http://archive.org/stream/mesopotamia00palmuoft#page/n3/mode/2up ''Letters from Mesopotamia in 1915 and January, 1916''] from Robert Palmer 1916 Archive.org. He went with a draft from the 6th Hants, ([[37th Regiment of Foot|Hampshire Regiment]]) in India since November 1914, to reinforce the 4th Hants. Both these regiments were part of the Territorial Force. He was killed June 21, 1916, aged 27 years.
*[http://fax.libs.uga.edu/DS49x2xM465D/1f/dweller_in_mesopotamia.djvu ''A Dweller in Mesopotamia being the Adventures of an Official Artist in the Garden of Eden, with sketches''] by Donald Maxwell 1921 University of Georgia Library.(You will need a [http://djvu.org/resources/ Djvu plug-in], see our article [[Online books#Archive.org|Online books-Archive.org]])
