Accession Number | P05975.002 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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The Imperial Camel Corps Memorial in Embankment Gardens in London. The memorial features a bronze ...
The Imperial Camel Corps Memorial in Embankment Gardens in London. The memorial features a bronze sculpture of a soldier mounted on a camel by Major Cecil Brown. The sculpture is mounted on a stone pedestal on the sides of which are two bronze relief plaques and two bronze name tablets. Two running soldiers are depicted on the bronze relief on the the south side and two officers standing alongside a kneeling camel are depicted on the bronze panel on the north side. The inscription beneath the relief on the southern side reads: 'Engagements/ 1916/ Romani / Baharia / Mazar / Dakla / Maghara / El Arish / Maghdaba 1917/ RAF / Hassana / Gaza 1 / Gaza 2 / Sana Redoubt / Beersheba / Bir Khn / Weilfe / Hill 265/ 1918/ Amman / Jordan Valley / Mudawara (Hedjaz)'. The inscription beneath the relief on the northern side reads: 'To the glorious and immortal/ memory of the Officers NCO & men/ of the Imperial Camel Corps British/ Australian New Zealand Indian/ who fell in action or died of wounds/ & disease in Egypt Sinai and Palestine/ 1916-17-18'. This memorial was unveiled by General Sir Phillip Chetwode and the dedication performed by the Bishop of London on 22 July 1921.