Topic: AIF - 5B - ICC
The Battle of Rafa
Sinai, 9 January 1917
Headquarters, Imperial Camel Corps, War Diary Account
Headquarters, Imperial Camel Corps, War Diary Account
The following is a transcription of the Headquarters, Imperial Camel Corps, War Diary Account detailing their role at the Battle of Rafa, Sinai, 9 January 1917.
Rafa 8 January 1917
Brigade paraded at 1400 and marched to Rendezvous; joined Anzac Mounted Division; reached Sheikh Zowaiid at 2130; left for Rafa 0100 on 9th.
Rafa 9 January 1917
Division assembled 3 miles south east of El Magruntein at dawn. See account of action attached. (See: Headquarters, Imperial Camel Corps, Battle Account.) Brigade returned to Sheikh Zowaiid at 2400
El Arish 10 January 1917
Brigade left Sheikh Zowaiid at 0700 and reached El Arish at 1450.
War Diaries
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Australian Light Horse Studies Centre, AIF War Diaries of the Great War, Site Transcription Policy
Further Reading:
Imperial Camel Corps, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Rafa, Sinai, 9 January 1917
The Battle of Rafa, Sinai, 9 January 1917, Roll of Honour
The Palestine Campaign, 1917 - 1918
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: The Battle of Rafa, Sinai, 9 January 1917, Headquarters, Imperial Camel Corps, War Diary Account
