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See also ====Railways====In Persia , "in 1915, at the time of the revolt of Tangestan, [British military] reinforcements were sent [Norperforceto Busehr (Bushire, the main port)]in order to coun¬teract the moves of the German consul,… .On that occasion a narrow-gauge railway 37 miles long was constructed to link Busehr with Borazjan, on the way to Shiraz….At the same time a factory for constructing railroad equipment was established at Busehr. The evacuation of the town by the British in March 1919 put an end to these attempts". <ref>[http://www.iranica.com/articles/busehr-ar Busehr] Encyclopaedia Iranica</ref>
;More information:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamian_Campaign Mesopotamian Campaign] Wikipedia==Mesopotamia==*See main article [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Kut Siege of Kut] Wikipedia*[http://www.1914-1918.net/mespot.htm MesopotamiaCampaign] 1914-1918.net*[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*Titles of Indian Cavalry, Infantry and Pioneer Units who served in Mesopotamia 1914-1918 may be found on pages 402-404 (computer pages 463-465) of ''History Of The Great War: The Campaign In Mesopotamia 1914-1918 Volume IV'' by F J Moberly (refer Historical books online, below)
In Persia , "in 1915, at the time of the revolt of Tangestan, [British military] reinforcements were sent [to Busehr (Bushire, the main port)] in order to coun¬teract the moves of the German consul,… .On that occasion a narrow-gauge railway 37 miles long was constructed to link Busehr with Borazjan, on the way to Shiraz….At the same time a factory for constructing railroad equipment was established at Busehr. The evacuation of the town by the British in March 1919 put an end to these attempts". <ref>[http://www.iranica.com/articles/busehr-ar Busehr] Encyclopaedia Iranica</ref>
Make separate headings for Persia and Mesopotamia. Move external links to Mesopotamia Campaign article
*Dover, Cedric. (1937). Half-Caste. London: Martin, Secker and Warburg.
*Thomas, David A. (1982). Lucknow and Kanpur, 1880-1920: Stagnation and Development under the Raj. South Asia. 5, 68-80. </ref>
=== Temporary Commissions & Indian Army Reserve of Officers 1917-1921 ===
From December 1914 to February 1916 the [http://www.brighton-hove-rpml.org.uk/RoyalPavilion/Pages/home.aspx Royal Pavilion in Brighton, Sussex UK] was used as a hospital for troops from the Indian corps who had been wounded during WW1 in France and Flanders. This [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8589634.stm BBC news item] contains photographic detail from the permanent exhibition opened in April 2010. It also contains further links to articles highlighting other ways in which the Indian troops of WW1 have been remembered in the Sussex area.
==MesopotamiaPersia==See article [[Norperforce]]
====Railways====
"Without the work of the Indian auxiliaries on the Mesopotamian railways – which supplied almost every requisite for fighting and for everyday living on campaign –the Allied forces would never have enjoyed the victory they achieved."<ref> Memorial Gates Trust, [http://www.mgtrust.org/meso.htm First World War-Mesopotamia]</ref>
Trains were sent from India, including fourteen military trains in 1916. In 1918 the entire (locos, rolling stock, track, and all fixtures and fittings) Powayn Steam Tramway, in Bengal was sent for use on the Bushire Light Railway in Persia.<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/docs/locolists/industrial/display.php?file=Military.txt&title=Military+Trains. Indian / South-Asian Industrial Locos: Military Trains] by Simon Darvill. IRFCA</ref>
The Iraq Railways and the Indian Railway Department were a Unit and Regiment of the Indian Army in Mesopotamia during World War 1 according to a soldier’s record on the CWGC.<ref> [http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=633422 Commonwealth War Graves Commission]’s record for J. Flatman </ref> First World War medal card indexes (refer Online Records below) mention Mesopotamian Railways, Iraq Railways and Railways Baghdad as corps, with Mesopotamian Railways being mentioned more frequently, but it is not known by us to what extent these three differ. In addition, there are other railway units mentioned, which may be Mesopotamian based, but which could be in other theatres. Refer separate [[Railway units|list]].
== Online Records==
*[http://www.cwgc.org/ Commonwealth War Graves Commission] Organisation that pays tribute to those members of Commonwealth forces who died in the two World Wars and who work towards preserving their memory. Contains free searchable database. Includes details of the [http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=146500&mode=1 Kirkee Memorial] which commemorates more than 1,800 servicemen who died in India during the First World War, who are buried in civil and cantonment cemeteries in India and Pakistan where their graves can no longer be properly maintained.
==Recommended reading==
*Yeats-Brown, Francis ''Lives of a Bengal Lancer'' . An autobiographical account of a Bengal Lancer covering the period from 1905 until the end of the First World War. Describes his deployment in India, France and Mesopotamia. See review in [http://www.wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Biographies_reading_list FIBIS Biographies reading list]
* Spencer, William ''First World War army service records : a guide for family historians'' The National Archives, 2008 See Review in [http://www.wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Military_reading_list FIBIS Military reading list]
==British Library holdings==
