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We live so much under the shadow of sudden death, that one sees things very differently to ordinary times. Life is normally complicated, here it is savagely simple. Eat while you can, help all you can, sleep when and where you can, and above all, grin and keep a stiff upper lip. Even a mechanical smile is better than an anxious look. Worrying is not good for the men.

Percival Fenwick, medical officer on Gallipoli, 1915

Ottoman Army cameliers

The Ottoman Army also had units of armed camelry at its disposal. The cameliers were usually recruited from Arab subjects of the Ottoman Empire but could, as is the case here, be led by Turkish officers. Like their British counterparts the cameliers of the Ottoman Army were mainly used for patrol work, scouting missions and small-scale raids.