Catalogue description (Listing continued from ADM 137/205/3). Appendices to Volume II, January to July 1915,...

(Listing continued from ADM 137/205/3).

Appendices to Volume II, January to July 1915, (folios 136-210)

Appendix I: – Reports on operations in Mesopotamia, 1 January to 10 June 1915, (folios 136-210).

Folio 138: Number 1; Report by Captain Wilfrid Nunn on operation of 1 January 1915. HMS Espiengle etc supporting reconnaissance up Tigris, dated 1 January 1915 to Sir Arthur Barrett, Commanding I.E.F. 'D'.

Folio 139: Number 2a; Operation order No 6, dated 4 January 1915, by Major General C. I. Fry commanding Kurna Column.

Folios 140-141: Number 2b; Report dated 10 January 1915 by Captain Wilfrid Nunn, Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf Division, HMS Espiegle at Busra regarding the small combined naval and military expedition to Chabaish.

Folios 142-143: Number 2c; Turkish telegrams seized at Chabaish including one from Ismail Haqqi, Acting Minister of War, Stamboul to Salim Khayyun Bey 26 November 1330 (9 December 1914).

Folio 144: Number 3; Report dated 13 January 1915 by Captain Wilfrid Nunn, Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf Division, HMS Espiegle at Kurnah on naval operations on 12 January 1915 to the General Officer Commanding, 18th Brigade, Kurnah.

Folios 145-149: Number 4; Report dated 21 January 1915 by Captain Wilfrid Nunn, Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf Division, HMS Espiegle at Kurnah on naval operations on 20 January 1915 together with operation orders etc.

Folios 150-158: Number 5; Copy of report dated 3 February 1915 by Lieutenant General A. A. Barrett, General Officer Commanding, to the Chief of the General Staff, Simla, on operations of 20 January 1915 with enclosures: casualty return, (folio 153); operation order No 17, (folios 154-155); Captain Wilfrid Nunn's report of 21 January 1915, (folios 156-157); rough sketch map showing probable position of Turks near Ratta on 21 January 1915, (folio 158);

Folio 159: Number 6; Summary of local military operations up to 1 February 1915, dated 2 February 1915.

Folios 160-161: Number 7; Report from Captain Wilfrid Nunn, Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf Division, HMS Espiegle at Kurnah to Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station, dated 4 February 1915.

Folios 162-164: Number 8; Letter dated 15 February 1915 from Captain Wilfrid Nunn, Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf Division, HMS Espiegle at Basra to General Officer Commanding, I.E. Force 'D', Basra, regarding the employment of light draught armed vessels.

Folios 165-166: Number 9; Report from Captain Wilfrid Nunn Senior Naval Officer to Richard Henry Peirse, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies dated 20 February 1915

Folios 167-168: Number 10; Report from Captain Wilfrid Nunn Senior Naval Officer to Richard Henry Peirse, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies dated 6 March 1915

Folios 169-176: Number 10a; Report from Captain Wilfrid Nunn Senior Naval Officer to Admiralty dated 10 March 1915

Folio 177-179: Number 11; Report from Captain Wilfrid Nunn Senior Naval Officer to Richard Henry Peirse, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies dated 26 March 1915 including Estimate of Enemy opposing IEF 'D' 18 March 1915

Folios 180-181: Number 11a; Report from Captain Wilfrid Nunn Senior Naval Officer to GOC, IEF 'D' dated 10 April 1915

Folios 182-186: Number 12; Report from Captain Wilfrid Nunn Senior Naval Officer to Admiralty dated 10 April 1915 including list of casualties on board HMS Espiegle 3 April 1915 (William John Simon, Petty Officer P180303; Caetana Francisco De Lima, Officers Steward 3rd Class NCS 360976; Jasin bin Mahomed, Native Baker (not borne on ship's books))

Folio 187: Number 13; Report from Captain Wilfrid Nunn Senior Naval Officer to Admiralty dated 17 April 1915

Folio 188: Number 14; Report from Captain Wilfrid Nunn to General Staff dated 23 April 1915 re searches for arms at Ashafi Canal, Dair and Gurmat Ali Folio

189-193: Number 15; Report from Captain Wilfrid Nunn Senior Naval Officer to Richard Henry Peirse, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies dated 30 April 1915 enclosing report from HMS Lewis Pelly dated 29 April 1915 regarding finding mines. Including sketch of mines picked up off El Huir Creek by HMS Lewis Pelly, (folio 193).

Folios 194-198: Number 16; Operational Order No 25, raid on village of Abu Hellaf on 5 May 1915 dated 4 May 1915. Including sketch map of Euphrates (old Course) from Chubaish to Kurna (folio 198) including report on village and other enclosures

Folios 199-210: Number 17; Report from Captain Wilfrid Nunn Senior Naval Officer to Richard Henry Peirse, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies dated 10 June 1915 regarding operations on the Tigris River, for the attack on the Turkish positions to the North of Kurnah and the advance and occupation of Amara. Includes mention of some officers and men for excellent behaviour, assistance etc.

Listing continued in ADM 137/205/5.