Ah the camelry. Had some of those bad boys in the civil war here in the states. Rocked out in Texas.
6 days ago | 8
There is a beautiful monument, a well preserved Commonwealth cemetery, and a museum in Beersheba dedicated to ANZAC soldiers. May memory of these brave men be blessed forever.
5 days ago | 0
I’m curious what the weight is that a camel would carry in a typical load-out, as well as maximum amount.
1 week ago | 3
Are they still incorporated? Do they march up the Royal Mile in Edinburgh playing : "The Camels are coming, hurrah ... hurrah."
1 week ago | 2
For the vehicle fans, the main footage shows a LSWR 0395 engine, and good shots of a Holt tractor at work.....nerd alert 😂
1 week ago | 12
Can't wait for all the Australians to show up and stay going on (& on & on) about the battle and how the Australian Light Horse won the entire war single handed, and that no one ever talks about it.
1 week ago | 3
One hump, or two? Just curious. Kind of looks like two, but hard to say from this.
1 week ago | 5
800 Australians did what 20000 British had failed at and captured Beersheba to break the stalemate against Turkey.
1 week ago | 10
Imperial War Museums
Troops of the Imperial Camel Corps enter Beersheba, November 1917.
The clip comes from a British government film covering the campaign on the Palestine Front. Find the full footage here: film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/1500/media_id/13…
Film: IWM 17
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