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The National Archives
===The National Archives===
====War Diaries====
Included in the many records held at the National Archives Kew is the series [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C14303 WO 95 - War Office: First World War and Army of Occupation War Diaries].
* "Orders of Battle: India"
:[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4558636 WO 95/5484: 1915 Nov. - 1920 Mar.], [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4558637 WO 95/5485: 1920 May - 1921 Dec.], [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4558638 WO 95/5486: 1922 Jan.-Dec.]
 
The National Archives also holds many maps relating to operations during the War, which however have not been digitised. For more details, see the Research Guide [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/military-maps-first-world-war/ Military maps of the First World War]. As an example, military maps for Mesopotamia are to be found in WO 302.
The Australian War Memorial website<ref>[https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/awm4/ Australian Imperial Force unit war diaries, 1914-18 War]</ref> contains Australian and New Zealand Army War diaries (available for free).
====Other====
*The National Archives also holds many maps relating to operations during the War, which however have not been digitised. For more details, see the Research Guide [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/military-maps-first-world-war/ Military maps of the First World War]. As an example, military maps for Mesopotamia are to be found in WO 302.
*''Report of the Committee on the Lessons of the Great War'' 13 Oct 1932. (Details<ref>Greenwoodman. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/54329-official-inquiry-into-conduct-of-ww1/?do=findComment&comment=467922 Official Inquiry into Conduct of WW1] ''Great War Forum'' 19 June 2006. Retrieved 20 June 2020.</ref>.) Also known as the ''Kirke Report'' it is available at The National Archives WO 33/1297, was reprinted in April 2001 in an Army publication, and is available in a further reprint edition.<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/report-of-the-committee-on-the-lessons-of-the-great-war/ ''Report of the Committee on the Lessons of the Great War''] Naval & Military Press</ref>
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