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==The Inland Water Transport in Mesopotamia==
The Inland Water Transport and Docks Section of the Royal Engineers was originally formed in December of 1914 to deal with and to develop transport on canals and waterways of France and Belgium. The Section at first operated under the Director of Railways, but, owing to the rapid development of Inland Water Transport, a special directorate was formed in October of 1915. In the summer of 1916 all non-transport work in Mesopotamia became a part of the Inland Water Transport Directorate’s responsibilities, and during 1917 its scope was extended to cover Inland Water Transport and Dock Working in Egypt, in Salonika, and in other theatres of war. The European personnel in Mesopotamia were supplemented by over 42,000 native personnel from India, Egypt, West Africa and China.<ref> [http://www.reubique.com/IWT.htm Inland Water Transport and Docks] Reubique.com</ref>
The British Library has the book ''The Inland Water Transport in Mesopotamia'' compiled by Lieut.-Col. L. J. Hall under the direction of Brigadier-General R. H. W. Hughes. [With plates.] published London 1921. Also available as a reprint through Amazon.co.uk from the
[http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/1843429527 FIBIS Shop]
''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.
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== References ==
*"Marching on to Laffan's Plain" by Alan Shaw , the experiences as an officer of the Corps of Royal Engineers `"The Sappers", first in the UK, then for nearly four years with the imperial Indian Army in Central India, Ceylon and the Burma campaign. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/64/a3198864.shtml Chapter 3] At the very end of this chapter, the author received orders to proceed to India or Burma. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/00/a3209500.shtml Ch 4] Arrived in India May 1942, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/38/a3220138.shtml Ch 5], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/15/a3222415.shtml Ch 6], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/50/a3224350.shtml Ch 7], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/29/a3225629.shtml Ch 8], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/34/a3260134.shtml Ch 9] , [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/60/a3260260.shtml Ch 10], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/30/a3260530.shtml Ch 11], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/11/a3264211.shtml Ch 12], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/15/a3269315.shtml Ch 13], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/67/a3269667.shtml Ch 14] [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/categories/ BBC's WW2 People’s War]
*"The War Diary Of A Royal Engineer With The Forgotten Army". Staff-Sergeant George Philip Benbow (Phil) Vaughan in India and Burma. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/15/a6955815.shtml Part 1: 13 March 1943 to 31 July 1944], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/69/a6990069.shtml Part 2: 1 August 1944 to 1 June 1946] BBC’s WW2 People’s War
*[http://www.reubique.com/IWT.htm Inland Water Transport and Docks] Reubique.com. The article mentions that this section of the Royal Engineers was founded in 1914 and was later responsible for alternate transportation during World War One in various theatres of war - including Mesopotamia where personnel from India and China were deployed.
*''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.
====Historical Books Online====
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/historycorpsroy01portgoog#page/n9/mode/1up ''History of the Corps of Royal Engineers Vol I''] by Maj-Gen Whitworth Porter 1889 Archive.org<br />
