Egyptian Camel Transport Corps

Egyptian Camel Transport Corps
Many fully loaded camels crossing bridge built on square end boats; steep sided mountains in background
Units of the Egyptian Camel Transport Corps crossing the Jordan River by the pontoon bridge at Ghoraniyeh in March 1918
Active1914–19
CountryEgypt (British Protectorate)
AllegianceBritish Protectorate
BranchArmy
TypeTransport
RoleSupply
Size170,000 camel drivers and 72,500 camels in 2,000-strong companies
Part ofForce in Egypt
Casualties222 were killed, 1,458 wounded, 4,010 died of disease, 78 went missing, and 66 taken prisoner
Nickname(s)ECTC
EngagementsSinai and Palestine Campaign

The Egyptian Camel Transport Corps (known as the CTC, Camel Corps or Camel Transport) were a group of Egyptian camel drivers who supported the British Army in Egypt during the First World War's Sinai and Palestine Campaign. The work done by the 170,000 men of the Corps helped British war operations in the Sinai desert and in Palestine and Syria by transporting supplies to the troops in extreme geographic and weather conditions.