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Somaliland Camel Corps circa 1912.
- British East Africa

Somaliland Camel Corps

A limited edition Askari depicting the Kings African Rifles Somaliland Camel Corp c.1912 at the time of the Mad Mullah Campaign in British East Africa.

The Somali people are natural camel riders, it is in their blood and the Somaliland Camel Corps has its origin in a Camel Constabulary which was raised by the British in 1912 to check inter-tribal fighting.

During the Mad Mullah campaign -a small colonial war waged against the religious fanatic Mohammed bin Abdullah Hassan - the camel corps grew to some 700 mounted riders serving gallantly they captured his Jidali hideout.

The Corps consisted of a camel company, pony company and a mechanised infantry company. The Corps was part of the Kings African Rifles which was maintained by the various territories in British East Africa.

British Colonial Africana Soldier Collection

Click here for details of the hand carved wooden Kings African Rifles Soldiers and Colonial Africana Soldiers.

Wooden Soldier Regimental Histories

All of our wooden soldiers are made in strictly limited editions, click here for a regimental history of each soldier.