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The Imperial Camel Corps was raised in early 1916, from troops who had served at Gallipoli. Each Battalion was made up of 4 companies (each with a 6 officers and 169 other ranks). The Imperial Camel Corps provided a mounted infantry role, although it was intended that the troops should go into action dismounted. The Depot was at Abbassia, near Cairo. Most of the Battalions were disbanded in mid 1918, but the 2nd Battalion was not formally disbanded until May 1919, and continued in patrolling role up to the end of the War. The Imperial Camel Corps Memorial is situated in the Victoria Embankment Gardens, London, it commemorates the 346 members of the Corps who died.
Battalions during the Great War.
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion
- 3rd Battalion
- 4th Battalion
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Those known to have served with The Imperial Camel Corps during the Great War.
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- L/Cpl. John Hamilton Read their Story.
- Cpl. Robert Neillands (d.8th Aug 1918) Read their Story.
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L/Cpl. John Hamilton Imperial Camel Corps
My grandfather Jack Hamilton, was an apprentice working at a Dunfermline Bank, he was initially in the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry but was then in the Imperial Camel Corp and was at Gallipoli. He had a camel which he named 'White Lightning', they would race their camels in any quiet periods to ease boredom but he complained his was very slow (it was also coloured black!). He also told me that they would keep 'pet' scorpions in match boxes.My dad has a book 'roll of honour' from the Commercial Bank of Scotland Ltd (Dunfermline branch) which lists my grandfather as: Hamilton John (L. Cpl. Imperial Camel Corp). He caught dysentry in the great war and nearly died, but for the care of a staff nurse who insisted on him regularly taking Castor oil.
He went back to working in the bank when he returned from the war. He later went to work for the MOD at a dockyard in scotland and was awarded an MBE in 1960 for 'civil services'. My Grandfather survived both wars (in WWII he was in the Home Guard I believe) and died in 1984.
Cpl. Robert Neillands 2nd. Btn. Imperial Camel Corps (d.8th Aug 1918)
I am the proud grand nephew of Cpl. Neillands whos erved with the Imperial Camel Corps in the Great War.A United States Coast Guard Veteran myself an the proud nephew of 1stLt. Richard G. Neillands M.I.A. August 18th 1951 over the skies of Korea, and the son of Sgt. James D. Neillands 20th U.S.A.A.F. B-29 Superfortress Flt. Engineer. God bless the Neillands Family and the Forces for freedom
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