Gomies was an Ambonese Marechaussee of the Korps Marechaussee van Atjeh en Onderhorigen who served in the colonne Schmidt of 1910-1911 — one of the seven who climbed the steile waterral under fire in the overval on the schuilplaats of the Tiriō bende in May 1911, and one of the six (with Nussy, Kamagi, Womor, Paliaman, Liklikwatil and Rampisela) chosen for the omtrekking with the colonne’s beste mensen. He was shot at from “vijf pas afstand” and missed — “Over geluk viel niet te klagen.”
The waterral climb (May 1911)
In the overval on the schuilplaats of the Tiriō bende in May 1911, Gomies was one of the seven who climbed the steile waterral under fire: “Nussy, Gomies, Liklikwatil, Enoch, Kamagi, Paliaman en Oesoel klommen er tegenop.” On the rand, Gomies was shot at from “vijf pas afstand” — five paces — and missed: “Over geluk viel niet te klagen” — no complaint about luck.
The omtrekking
Gomies was one of the six — with Nussy, Kamagi, Womor, Paliaman, Liklikwatil and Rampisela — chosen by Schmidt for the omtrekking with the colonne’s beste mensen. The omtrekking was the flanking movement that surrounded the bende’s ladang; the six beste mensen were the colonne’s most trusted soldiers.
The levensgevaarlijke afdaling
Gomies was one of the five — with Van Drongelen, Nussy, Enoch and Kamagi — who made the levensgevaarlijke afdaling along the steile wand that gained the M. 95 (a *karabijn) and the small boy — the son of Tgk. Tjhi Majét.
Significance
Gomies is significant in Oom Ambon van het K.N.I.L. as one of the named Ambonese Marechaussees of the colonne Schmidt — one of the seven who climbed the waterral, one of the six chosen for the omtrekking, and one of the five who made the levensgevaarlijke afdaling. The book’s argument is that the colonne method depended on the beste mensen — the most trusted soldiers — and that Gomies was one of them.
See Also
- Colonne Schmidt campaign against the Tiriō Teungkoes (1910-1911)
- Nussy
- Enoch
- Kamagi
- Paliaman
- Liklikwatil
- Womor
- Rampisela
- Van Drongelen
- Oesoel
- Tgk. Tjhi Majét
- Korps Marechaussee van Atjeh en Onderhorigen
Source
Oom Ambon van het K.N.I.L., by G. W. T. Dames, Maj. Inf. K.N.I.L. b.d. (‘s-Gravenhage: Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 1954), chapter “De colonne Schmidt.”
Gomies was an Ambonese Marechaussee of the Korps Marechaussee van Atjeh en Onderhorigen who served in the colonne Schmidt of 1910-1911 — one of the seven who climbed the steile waterral under fire in the overval on the schuilplaats of the Tiriō bende in May 1911, and one of the six (with Nussy, Kamagi, Womor, Paliaman, Liklikwatil and Rampisela) chosen for the omtrekking with the colonne’s beste mensen. He was shot at from “vijf pas afstand” and missed — “Over geluk viel niet te klagen.”
The waterral climb (May 1911)
In the overval on the schuilplaats of the Tiriō bende in May 1911, Gomies was one of the seven who climbed the steile waterral under fire: “Nussy, Gomies, Liklikwatil, Enoch, Kamagi, Paliaman en Oesoel klommen er tegenop.” On the rand, Gomies was shot at from “vijf pas afstand” — five paces — and missed: “Over geluk viel niet te klagen” — no complaint about luck.
The omtrekking
Gomies was one of the six — with Nussy, Kamagi, Womor, Paliaman, Liklikwatil and Rampisela — chosen by Schmidt for the omtrekking with the colonne’s beste mensen. The omtrekking was the flanking movement that surrounded the bende’s ladang; the six beste mensen were the colonne’s most trusted soldiers.
The levensgevaarlijke afdaling
Gomies was one of the five — with Van Drongelen, Nussy, Enoch and Kamagi — who made the levensgevaarlijke afdaling along the steile wand that gained the M. 95 (a *karabijn) and the small boy — the son of Tgk. Tjhi Majét.
Significance
Gomies is significant in Oom Ambon van het K.N.I.L. as one of the named Ambonese Marechaussees of the colonne Schmidt — one of the seven who climbed the waterral, one of the six chosen for the omtrekking, and one of the five who made the levensgevaarlijke afdaling. The book’s argument is that the colonne method depended on the beste mensen — the most trusted soldiers — and that Gomies was one of them.
See Also
- Colonne Schmidt campaign against the Tiriō Teungkoes (1910-1911)
- Nussy
- Enoch
- Kamagi
- Paliaman
- Liklikwatil
- Womor
- Rampisela
- Van Drongelen
- Oesoel
- Tgk. Tjhi Majét
- Korps Marechaussee van Atjeh en Onderhorigen
Source
Oom Ambon van het K.N.I.L., by G. W. T. Dames, Maj. Inf. K.N.I.L. b.d. (‘s-Gravenhage: Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 1954), chapter “De colonne Schmidt.”