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There are surviving War Diaries at the National Archives, refer below.
It appears there were five Burma Ford Van Companies in Mesopotamia, refer External links below, and perhaps seven <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/burmesewonderlan00enri#page/188/mode/1up Page 188] ''A Burmese wonderland : a tale of travel in Lower and Upper Burma'' by Major C M Enriquez, 3-70th Kachin Rifles, Divisional Recruiting Officer, Burma 1922 Archive.org</ref> in total.
Some of the Medal Index Cards at the National Archives refer to (Burma) Mechanical Transport, without mention of the Company number.
==Indian Mechanical Transport Companies==
*[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/284463 ''The Royal Army Service Corps: A History of Transport and Supply in the British Army, Volume II''] by Colonel R H Beadon 1931. Link to an Adobe pdf download. Digital Library of India. Includes the First World War period, with chapters on the British Expeditionary Force , [[Gallipoli]], [[Salonica and the Balkans (First World War)|the Balkans]], [[Egypt, Palestine, Syria (First World War)|Egypt and Palestine]], [[Mesopotamia Campaign|Mesopotamia]], [[East Africa (First World War)|East Africa]], Italy, North Russia, England and India.
*[http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46283 ''The Motor-Bus in War: Being the Impressions of an A.S.C. Officer during Two and a Half
Years at the Front''] by A. M. Beatson (Temp. Lieut. A.S.C.) 1918 Gutenberg.org. The author was an Army Service Corps officer in the Mechanical Transport Supply Column of an Indian Cavalry Division. Elsewhere, the ASC company is recorded as being the 1st Indian Cavalry Division Supply Column which was 89 Coy ASC.<ref>Larkin, Roy. [http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?48009-The-Motor-Bus-in-War-A-M-Beatson-1918&p=434811#post434811 The Motor-Bus in War. A.M.Beatson , 1918] ''Historic Military Vehicle Forum'' 8 February 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2016.</ref>
*[http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=ior!l!mil!17!5!2383_f146v Page 284] and [http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=ior!l!mil!17!5!2383_f147r page 285] "Appendix G: Mechanical Transport units raised in India since the outbreak of war", ''India’s Contribution To The Great War'' "Published by authority of the Government of India" 1923. British Library Digitised Manuscripts. Includes a listing on page 285 of five Burma Ford Van Companies raised for service in Mesopotamia.
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