'ملف رقم 9/50 (B 16) حادث دبي' [و‎‎١‎٨] (٤٩٢/٤٢)

REPORT OF THE}' LANDING AT DEEAI OF' THE ROYAL MARINE
DETACHMMT AND DETAILS UNDER IIAJOR HERIOT R.M.L 0 I.
DECEMBER 24TH, 1910 0
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On the evening of Friday Dec. 23rd, orders were given to
i prepare a landing party of 2 Naval Officers and 32 seamen
and 2 Officers R.M. and 32 Ptes R.M.,rank and file.
The parties paraded at 5 a.m. and left at 5.30 a.m. with
100 rounds per man, 2 maxims & ammunition.
The party landed in the 1st & 2nd cutters and the gig, in
tow of the steamhoat.
Party landed at 6 a.m. (Just before dawn) and boats were
made last astern of the sailing pinna.ce (which had anchored
over night in the creek.)
Lieut. Noakes - who was in command of the pinnace - joined
the party with 6 men on landing.
The Captain with the whole landing party proceeded to Thane
bin Thalyfa's house (marked "A" in sketch 1.)
He gave me orders to surround the house and allow no one in
or out.
The house was then searched, and one corpl. & 6 Marines were
sent back to the boats to fetch picks & shovels.
When these arrived the floor of a suspicious feense was dug
up,! and three old rifles were found (they were of an obsolete
pattern & would have been dangerous to fire.)
About 7.30 the Captain withdrew the party of seamen, leaving
me in charge of the R. Marines, and he informed me that he
was: going to Ahmed's House (marked B on sketch.)
8.15 a.m . I heard several shots in a S.W. direction:
heading these I ordered my working party to get their gear ono
Meajnwhile Cpl.Callaran - who had taken up duties as signaller
ori'the roof (the Chief Yeoman having left to join the Captain)
- reported 8 or 9 Arabs running down a., street between us & the
beach in a. S.W. direction, armed with rifles.
I closed the Detachment and formed the order of march with
room
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