Imperial Camel Corps

Imperial Camel Corps Brigade
A posed photograph of Australian, British, New Zealand and Indian Camel Corps troopers
ActiveJanuary 1916 – May 1919
Country British Empire
BranchArmy
TypeBrigade
RoleCamel-mounted Infantry
Size4,150 men and 4,800 camels
Part ofEgyptian Expeditionary Force
Equipmentcamel
EngagementsFirst World War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Clement Leslie Smith VC
Insignia
Battalion Insignia

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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