British Imperial camel-mounted infantry brigade of WWI
Imperial Camel Corps Brigade
A posed photograph of Australian, British, New Zealand and Indian Camel Corps troopers
Active
January 1916 – May 1919
Country
British Empire
Branch
Army
Type
Brigade
Role
Camel-mounted Infantry
Size
4,150 men and 4,800 camels
Part of
Egyptian Expeditionary Force
Equipment
camel
Engagements
First World War
Senussi campaign
Sinai and Palestine campaign
Arab Revolt[nb 1]
Commanders
Notable commanders
Clement Leslie Smith VC
Insignia
Battalion Insignia
Military unit
The Imperial Camel Corps Brigade (ICCB) was a camel-mounted infantry brigade that the British Empire raised in December 1916 during the First World War for service in the Middle East.
From a small beginning the unit eventually grew to a brigade of four battalions, one battalion each from Great Britain and New Zealand and two battalions from Australia. Support troops included a mountain artillery battery, a machine gun squadron, Royal Engineers, a field ambulance, and an administrative train.
The ICC became part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) and fought in several battles and engagements, in the Senussi Campaign, the Sinai and Palestine Campaign, and in the Arab Revolt. The brigade suffered 246 men killed. The ICC was disbanded in May 1919 after the end of the war.
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