New Zealand and the Imperial Camel Corps
1,261 views · Published 7 November 2017 · 5:35 · Indexed 30 October 2026
Channel: NZ Defence Force · 2017 · News & Politics
Warrant Officer Class One (WO1) Mario Ropitini, Queen Alexandra’s Mounted Rifles’ Regimental Sergeant Major, discovers the stories of the New Zealanders who served in the Imperial Camel Corps during the 1916-1918 Sinai-Palestine campaign. Primarily used for long distance reconnaissance, the New Zealand companies of the Imperial Camel Corps were also called into battle. In March 1918, the cameliers of No. 16 (New Zealand) Company fought alongside the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade to gain and hold Hill 3039 during the unsuccessful First Battle of Amman on in March 1918. Historical moving image: Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision Historical images: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, Alexander Turnbull Library, Auckland War Memorial Museum, Library of Congress Oral History Extracts: William Edward Weld, interview by Jane Tolerton and Nicholas Boyack, 08 August 1988, World War I Oral History Archive, Alexander Turnbull Library, OHInt-0006/78. Beethoven Algar, interview by Jane Tolerton and Nicholas Boyack, 08 August 1988, World War I Oral History Archive, Alexander Turnbull Library, OHInt-0006/01. Additional Music: Kai Engel - Aspirato
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