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Egyptian Labour Corps
Active1914–1919
CountryEgypt
AllegianceBritish Protectorate
BranchArmy
TypeLabour
RoleSupport
Size55,000 labourers
Nickname(s)ELC

The Egyptian Labour Corps (also known as the ELC or Labour Corps) was a group of Egyptian labourers who worked for the British Army in Egypt during the First World War's Sinai and Palestine Campaign.

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Sultan (Jericho's water supply) was treated by 600 members of the Egyptian Labour Corps over a period of two months. No breeding of the larvae could be...

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