Armies for tonight’s MWWBK’s game

2nd Imperial Camel Corps:

In 1917, the Imperial Camel Corps (ICC) was organised into a brigade consisting of four battalions (1st–4th), totalling roughly 4,000 men and camels, mainly deployed in Sinai and Palestine. Each battalion comprised four companies (184 men each), with companies acting as independent units that rode camels but dismounted to fight as infantry. 

The Imperial Camel Corps was part of the ANZAC Mounted Division, featuring 4 battalions, divided into 18 companies. These included 10 Australian, 6 British, and 2 New Zealand companies.

The first and third Battalions were entirely Australian, the 2nd Battalion was British Yeomanry, and the fourth Battalion was a mixed Australian and New Zealand Battalion.

Each company included four sections, with each section composed of seven groups of four men.Each company was equipped with three Lewis guns (after August 1916) and Lee-Enfield rifles, with one in four men holding the camels while the others fought.The ICC included its own machine gun unit and a battery of light artillery manned by troops from Hong Kong and Singapore.The Brigade operated under the command of Brigadier General Clement Wilson-Taylor.

Turkish Infantry Brigade:

In 1916 a Turkish (Ottoman) infantry brigade in Palestine typically consisted of three regiments, with a standard division (comprising brigades) having 3 regiments, an artillery regiment, and a machine-gun company. Regiments often had three battalions

Hopefully a battle report tomorrow.

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