See historic events for any day of the year by entering the date below. Why not try your birthday?
Trooper Harry Corbett and camel
Trooper Harry Corbett prepares to mount his camel. Corbett left New Zealand in October 1916 with the 17th Reinforcements, New Zealand Mounted Rifles. On arrival in Egypt he transferred to the Imperial Camel Corps and served as a New Zealand camelier in the Palestine campaign.
Once camels were barraked (made to kneel down) they became quite docile which made it a relatively easy task for one man to look after up to a dozen camels while their riders dismounted and went into action.
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PAColl-6222-01
Photographer: Dugald MacDonald Robertson
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
Delicious
StumbleUpon
Reddit
Facebook
Google
YahooHow to cite this page: 'Trooper Harry Corbett and camel', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/trooper-harry-corbett-and-camel, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 6-Jul-2009
Community contributions