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By the by and apropos of nothing, 'Camel Corps' is what we used to call certain members of the British diplomatic service who had 'gone native' in the Middle Ea
by nthcolumn 9y ago
By the by and apropos of nothing, 'Camel Corps' is what we used to call certain members of the British diplomatic service who had 'gone native' in the Middle East and Arabian peninsula generally but more specifically to those diplomats who had passed through the Middle East Centre for Arabic Studies school in the Leb (and
Oxford). FO had many Arabists for a time, not so sure nowadays. There was of course a fairly impressive Imperial Camel Corps during WWI comprised of actual camels and mainly Anzacs.
- phillc73 9y agoThis article in general reminded me of the role camels played in the European exploration of Australia. There is now a reasonably large population of wild, feral camels in Australia[1], and I thought this article might speak of something similar in the US. However, I'd never heard of the Imperial Camel Corps[2] and am now intrigued to learn more. Thanks for the initial information. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_feral_camel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_feral_camel [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Camel_Corps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Camel_Corps