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Somaliland Camel Corps, the Glossary

The Somaliland Camel Corps (SCC) was a British Colonial Auxiliary Forces unit which was raised in British Somaliland.^[1]

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1880s establishments in the British Empire
1944 disestablishments in the British Empire
British Somaliland
Camel cavalry
East African campaign (World War II)
Horn of Africa
Military history of Somaliland
Military units and formations established in the 1880s
Military units and formations of British Somaliland in World War II
Military units and formations of the British Empire
Somaliland Camel Corps officers

Aden

Aden (Old South Arabian: 𐩲𐩵𐩬) is a port city located in Yemen in the southern part of the Arabian peninsula, positioned near the eastern approach to the Red Sea.

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Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart, (5 May 1880 – 5 June 1963) was an officer in the British Army. Somaliland Camel Corps and Adrian Carton de Wiart are Somaliland Camel Corps officers.

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Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell

Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, (5 May 1883 – 24 May 1950) was a senior officer of the British Army.

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Arthur Reginald Chater

Major General Arthur Reginald Chater (7 February 1896 – 3 January 1979) was an officer in the Royal Marines during the First World War, the interwar years, and Second World War. Somaliland Camel Corps and Arthur Reginald Chater are east African campaign (World War II) and Somaliland Camel Corps officers.

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Askari

An askari or ascari (from Somali, Swahili, and Arabic عسكري,, meaning 'soldier' or 'military', also 'police' in Somali) was a local soldier serving in the armies of the European colonial powers in Africa, particularly in the African Great Lakes, Northeast Africa and Central Africa.

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Bandolier

A bandolier or a bandoleer is a pocketed belt for holding either individual cartridges, belts of ammunition or grenades.

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Battle of Tug Argan

The Battle of Tug Argan was fought between forces of the British Empire and Italy from 11 to 15 August 1940 in the Somaliland Protectorate (British Somaliland, Dhulka Maxmiyada Soomaalida ee Biritishka, now Somaliland). Somaliland Camel Corps and Battle of Tug Argan are east African campaign (World War II).

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Berbera

Berbera (Barbara, بربرة) is the capital of the Sahil region of Somaliland and is the main sea port of the country, located approximately 160 km from the national capital, Hargeisa.

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Bikaner Camel Corps

The Bikaner Camel Corps was a unit of Imperial Service Troops from India that fought for the Allies in World War I and World War II. Somaliland Camel Corps and Bikaner Camel Corps are camel cavalry and military units and formations of the British Empire in World War II.

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British Colonial Auxiliary Forces

The British Colonial Auxiliary Forces were the various military forces (each composed of one or more units or corps) of Britain's colonial empire which were not considered part of the British Army proper. Somaliland Camel Corps and British Colonial Auxiliary Forces are British colonial regiments.

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British Somaliland

British Somaliland, officially the Somaliland Protectorate (Maxmiyadda Dhulka Soomaalida), was a protectorate of the United Kingdom in modern Somaliland.

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Burao

Burao, also spelt Bur'o or Bur'ao (Burco,, برعو), is the capital of the Togdheer region and the second largest city in Somaliland.

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Camel cavalry

Camel cavalry, or camelry (méharistes), is a generic designation for armed forces using camels as a means of transportation.

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Charles Doughty-Wylie

Lieutenant Colonel Charles Hotham Montagu "Richard" Doughty-Wylie, (23 July 1868 – 26 April 1915) was a British Army officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. Somaliland Camel Corps and Charles Doughty-Wylie are Somaliland Camel Corps officers.

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Colonel

Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries.

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David Smiley

Colonel David de Crespigny Smiley, (11 April 1916 – 9 January 2009) was a British special forces and intelligence officer. Somaliland Camel Corps and David Smiley are Somaliland Camel Corps officers.

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Dervish movement (Somali)

The Dervish Movement (Dhaqdhaqaaqa Daraawiish) was an armed resistance movement between 1899 and 1920, which was led by the Salihiyya Sufi Muslim poet and militant leader Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, also known as Sayyid Mohamed, who called for independence from the British and Italian colonisers and for the defeat of Ethiopian forces.

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Dul Madoba

The Battle of Dul Madoba was an engagement between British forces and the Dervish movement on 4 August 1913.

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Duncan Glasfurd

Brigadier-General Duncan John Glasfurd (23 November 1873 – 12 November 1916) was a British Army and later Australian Army colonel and temporary brigadier general in the First World War. Somaliland Camel Corps and Duncan Glasfurd are Somaliland Camel Corps officers.

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East African campaign (World War II)

The East African campaign (also known as the Abyssinian campaign) was fought in East Africa during the Second World War by Allies of World War II, mainly from the British Empire, against Italy and its colony of Italian East Africa, between June 1940 and November 1941. Somaliland Camel Corps and East African campaign (World War II) are British Somaliland and Horn of Africa.

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Eric Charles Twelves Wilson

Lieutenant Colonel Eric Charles Twelves Wilson VC (2 October 1912 – 23 December 2008) was an English British Army officer and colonial administrator. Somaliland Camel Corps and Eric Charles Twelves Wilson are Somaliland Camel Corps officers.

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Field marshal

Field marshal (or field-marshal, abbreviated as FM) is the second most senior military rank, ordinarily senior to the general officer ranks, but junior to the rank of Generalissimo.

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French Somaliland

French Somaliland (lit; Xeebta Soomaaliyeed ee Faransiiska) was a French colony in the Horn of Africa. Somaliland Camel Corps and French Somaliland are Horn of Africa.

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German submarine U-852

German submarine U-852 was a Type IXD2 U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

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Hargeisa

Hargeisa (Hargeysa; Harjīsā) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Somaliland, a de facto sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, still considered internationally to be part of Somalia.

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Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay

Hastings Lionel Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay (21 June 1887 – 17 December 1965) was a British politician, diplomat and general in the British Indian Army who was the first Secretary General of NATO. Somaliland Camel Corps and Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay are Somaliland Camel Corps officers.

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Heinz-Wilhelm Eck

Heinz-Wilhelm Eck (27 March 1916 30 November 1945) was a German U-boat commander of the Second World War who was tried, convicted, condemned and executed after the war for ordering his crew to shoot the survivors of a Greek merchantman sunk by.

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Henry Howard (colonial governor)

Henry Anthony Camillo Howard (3 March 1913 – 15 October 1977) was a British journalist, military officer, and colonial leader in the Caribbean. Somaliland Camel Corps and Henry Howard (colonial governor) are Somaliland Camel Corps officers.

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Interwar period

In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period (or interbellum) lasted from 11November 1918 to 1September 1939 (20years, 9months, 21days) – from the end of World War I (WWI) to the beginning of World War II (WWII).

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Italian invasion of British Somaliland

The Italian invasion of British Somaliland (3–19 August 1940) was part of the East African campaign (1940–1941) in which Italian, Eritrean and Somali forces of Fascist Italy entered the Somaliland Protectorate and defeated its garrison of British, Commonwealth and colonial forces supported by Somali irregulars. Somaliland Camel Corps and Italian invasion of British Somaliland are east African campaign (World War II).

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Kapitänleutnant

, short: KptLt/in lists: KL, (captain lieutenant or lieutenant captain) is an officer grade of the captains' military hierarchy group of the German.

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Khaki drill

Khaki drill (KD) is the British military term for a type of fabric and the military uniforms made from them.

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa clothing

The traditional clothing and accessories worn in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa varies according to the area of the region.

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King's African Rifles

The King's African Rifles (KAR) was a British Colonial Auxiliary Forces regiment raised from Britain's East African colonies in 1902. Somaliland Camel Corps and King's African Rifles are British colonial regiments and military units and formations of British Somaliland in World War II.

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Lafa-Ruug

Lafa-Ruug (Lafarug, Lafaruuq, Laferug) is a Village in south-central Sahil region in Somaliland.

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Malaria

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects vertebrates.

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Middle East Command

Middle East Command, later Middle East Land Forces, was a British Army Command established prior to the Second World War in Egypt.

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Myanmar

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma (the official name until 1989), is a country in Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. It is bordered by Bangladesh and India to its northwest, China to its northeast, Laos and Thailand to its east and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to its south and southwest.

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No. 61 Squadron RAF

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Pillbox (military)

A pillbox is a type of blockhouse, or concrete dug-in guard-post, often camouflaged, normally equipped with loopholes through which defenders can fire weapons.

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Pith helmet

The pith helmet, also known as the safari helmet, salacot, sola topee, sun helmet, topee, and topi is a lightweight cloth-covered helmet made of sholapith.

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Protectorate

A protectorate, in the context of international relations, is a state that is under protection by another state for defence against aggression and other violations of law.

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Puttee

Close-up of a World War I era United States Army infantryman's puttees A puttee (also spelled puttie, adapted from the Hindi paṭṭī, meaning "bandage") is a covering for the lower part of the leg from the ankle to the knee, also known as: legwraps, leg bindings, winingas and Wickelbänder etc.

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Rhodesia Regiment

The Rhodesia Regiment (RR) was one of the oldest and largest regiments in the Rhodesian Army. Somaliland Camel Corps and Rhodesia Regiment are British colonial regiments and military units and formations of the British Empire.

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Richard Corfield

Richard Conyngham Corfield (27 April 1882 – 9 August 1913) was a British colonial police officer who saw service in South Africa, Nigeria, India, Kenya and Somaliland in the early 20th century.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.

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Royal Marines

The Royal Marines, also known as the Royal Marines Commandos, and officially as the Corps of Royal Marines, are the United Kingdom's amphibious special operations capable commando force, one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy, and provide a company strength unit to the Special Forces Support Group (SFSG).

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Sandal

Sandals are an open type of shoe, consisting of a sole held to the wearer's foot by straps going over the instep and around the ankle.

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Sheikh, Somaliland

Sheikh (Sheekh, شَيخ, also known as Shiikh or Upper Sheikh), is a city in central Somaliland (a state in the Horn of Africa that separated from Somalia in 1991 and is not internationally recognized).

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Somali people

The Somali people (Soomaalida, Osmanya: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒆𐒖, Wadaad) are a Cushitic ethnic group native to the Horn of Africa who share a common ancestry, culture and history.

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Somaliland

Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is an unrecognised country in the Horn of Africa.

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Somaliland campaign

The Somaliland Campaign, also called the Anglo-Somali War or the Dervish War, was a series of military expeditions that took place between 1900 and 1920 in modern-day Somalia.

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Somaliland campaign (1920)

The fifth expedition of the Somaliland campaign, which took place in 1920, was the final British expedition against the Dervish forces. Somaliland Camel Corps and Somaliland campaign (1920) are British Somaliland.

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Somaliland Scouts

The Somaliland Scouts was a Rayid military unit, a regiment, of the British Army. Somaliland Camel Corps and Somaliland Scouts are British colonial regiments, east African campaign (World War II), military history of Somaliland and military units and formations of British Somaliland in World War II.

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Sudan Defence Force

The Sudan Defence Force (SDF) was a British Colonial Auxiliary Forces unit raised in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan in 1925 to assist local police in internal security duties and maintain the condominium's territorial integrity. Somaliland Camel Corps and Sudan Defence Force are British colonial regiments and military units and formations of the British Empire in World War II.

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Sultan

Sultan (سلطان) is a position with several historical meanings.

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The London Gazette

The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record or government gazettes of the Government of the United Kingdom, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.

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Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the British decorations system.

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1922 Burao tax revolt

The 1922 Burao Tax Revolt was a revolt waged by Habr Yunis tribesmen in the city of Burao in early 1922 against British Somaliland authorities.

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1945 Sheikh Bashir rebellion

The 1945 Sheikh Bashir Rebellion was a rebellion waged by tribesmen of the Habr Je'lo clan in the cities of Burao and Erigavo in the former British Somaliland colony and protectorate against British authorities in July 1945 led by Sheikh Bashir, a Somali religious leader, This rebellion occurred at a time two months upon the end of the Second World War in Europe, and post-war conditions, and the impending collapse of the British Empire, may have been the reasons for the rebellion in the first place.

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