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'Military Lessons of the Arab Rebellion in Palestine 1936' [131r] (268/294)
The record is made up of 1 volume (142 folios). It was created in Feb 1938. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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44816-1
195
qui-ce a number firing 4 -u ,
could not see the eneny ver^ ^u'^ltho/h^ Beln S ^
an occasional shadow. We tried ’ lthou f h we s aw their flashes, and
helpful, they turned us intoned Sp 2 tlights > hut althoigT
enecy s flashes we. managed to secure sr-v^' ?°''' ever > hy firing at the
succeeded in touching the tanks TV eral hltS ‘ 0nly 0116 jlra h
the tank, (T.1058), he hurled We ^ " aS mad > ^ wh en he reaches
shots at him vdth iy revolver ^t I ^ 0 ° kS at 1 had two
hlS ^ ^ a shor^burs^straight^through'him? 3361 " ^
half. About^OOrhours^hey^n^noed^r f ° r ab ° Ut an hour ^ a
stray shots we had no more trouble ?or wlth f’ OT - E ^ept for a few
midnight the dogs started a furious hs v reSt „- 0f the ni ght. At about
the band was in the process of leaCin/th" 8 SUE > 30 1 surmised
on the 9th, three aeroplanes a-ne^d® a V101nlt y- About 0530 hours
communicated vdth me and reported to ^ area * ^
enemy. 1 t0 ilJIj ™M. There v/as no sign of the
At 0625 hours I reported by W/T
estimated enemy casualties 15 to 20.
no casualties to my party, and
At 0704 hours I
sent the following message:-
"SfSStiL'mS ’ hl * *■ * l ”“ , *” "»»• r, r
si” ?f 0 » ~
“ s"Tsrsi i “; '-7* - sysr:X'snLt
dawn). ® 1 WaS Ur ‘ able to looa t e my exact position until
As soon as it vas light, the drivers repaired the broken-down tank.
All empty cases were collected and the near area vas searched for sig^s
of the enemy and any casualties. Nothing was found but empty cases? ‘
They had removed all their wounded etc., except for the one Arab which
was by Qpl* Prosser's tank. Cpl. Prosser had backed his tank on
top of the dead Min to prevent them getting him away. We took a rifle
off this man and two bandoliers containing 46 rounds of assorted
ammunition.
There were no casualties amongst our party.
We moved off about 0900 hours and joined the Section of Tanks which
had come out to look for us the night before. Both sections then
returned to TULKARM without further incident.
I should like to mention that Cpl. Prosser and Cpl. Lewis both
behaved extremely well and kept their heads in a difficult situation
and that the three drivers, L/Cpl. Fry, Pte. Thompson and Pte. Woodfin
distinguished themselves by their very creditable efforts to repair the
tanks under fire.
During the engagement the following rounds were fired:-
Tank No.
. 505"
.38'’
Verey Lights
T.1060
1059
12
20
T.1058
2224
-
2
T.1163
1615
-
2
Total
4898
12
24
Tulkarm,
Palestine.
"C
(Sgd) w.
" Company,
M. Hutton Lieut.,
6th Bn., R. Tank Corps.
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Report detailing the military lessons of the Arab rebellion in Palestine in 1936 that was compiled by General Staff, Headquarters, The British Forces, Palestine & Trans-Jordan.
The report is divided up into chapters as follows:
- Introduction
- A Short History of the Rebellion I - to the end of June, 1936
- A Short History of the Rebellion II - from the 1st July, 1936 to the end of the year
- Conditions in Palestine as Affecting Operations
- Commanders and Staffs
- Intelligence
- Intercommunication
- Administration
- Transport
- Weapons and Equipment
- The Employment of Various Arms
- The Employment of Aircraft in Co-operation with Troops
- Defensive Action
- Protection of Communications
- Offensive Action
- Conclusion - Summary of Main Lessons
The report contains 46 photographs and a number of diagrams which are located throughout the volume. It also contains four maps, found at folios 140-143.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (142 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume contains a contents page on folio 3.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 144; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'Military Lessons of the Arab Rebellion in Palestine 1936'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:110v, 111ar:111av, 111r:139v, back-i
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