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Western Frontier Force
Western Desert of Egypt
Active1915–1918
Disbanded1918
CountryBritish Empire
BranchArmy
EngagementsAffair of the Wadi Senab
Affair of the Wadi Majid
Affair of Halazin
Action of Agagia
Affairs in the Dakhla Oasis
Operations at Girba and Siwa
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Major-General Sir Charles Dobell

The Western Frontier Force was raised from British Empire troops during the Senussi Campaign from November 1915 to February 1917, under the command of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF). Orders for the formation of the force were issued on 20 November 1915, under Major-General Alexander Wallace, C.B. The force concentrated at Mersa Matruh on the coast and began operations against the Senussi in late 1915.

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