IMPERIAL CAMEL CORPS

UKNIWM Ref: 11347

Address

EMBANKMENT GARDENS
VICTORIA EMBANKMENT
CHARING CROSS
GREATER LONDON
ENGLAND

Type:	SCULPTURED/CAST FIGURE
OS Map Ref:	TQ 303 802

Inscription

NORTH: TO THE GLORIOUS & IMMORTAL/ MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS NCO & MEN/ OF THE IMPERIAL CAMEL CORPS BRITISH/ AUSTRALIAN NEW ZEALAND INDIAN/ WHO FELL IN ACTION OR DIED OF WOUNDS/ & DISEASE IN EGYPT SINAI & PALESTINE/ 1916-17-18

SOUTH: ENGAGEMENTS/ 1916/ ROMANI/ BAHARIA/ MAZAR/ DAKLA/ MAGHARA/ EL ARISH/ MAGHDABA 1917/ RAF/ HASSANA/ GAZA 1/ GAZA 2/ SANA REDOUBT/ BEERSHEBA/ BIR KHN WEILFE/ HILL 265/ 1918/ AMMAN/ JORDAN VALLEY/ MUDAWARA (HEDJAZ)

EAST AND WEST SIDES: (NAMES)

Components

Component	Material(s)	Height	Condition
PEDESTAL	STONE	1800MM	GOOD
RELIEF	BRONZE		GOOD
FIGURE	BRONZE		GOOD

Physical Description

BRONZE FIGURE OF A SOLDIER MOUNTED ON A CAMEL STANDING ON A STONE PEDESTAL ON THE SIDES OF WHICH ARE TWO BRONZE RELIEF PLAQUES AND TWO BRONZE NAME TABLETS

TWO SOLDIERS RUNNING ARE DEPICTED ON THE BRONZE RELIEF ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND TWO OFFICERS STANDING ALONGSIDE A KNEELING CAMEL ARE DEPICTED ON THE BRONZE PANEL ON THE NORTH SIDE

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War	FIRST WORLD WAR
Total names on memorial:	346
Served & Returned	0
Died	346
Is this an exact count?	Yes, an exact count
How are the names ordered?	rank > surname
What information is listed on the memorial?	surname, rank, regiment, decorations
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM?	Yes

Maintenance

Are the letters difficult to read?	No
Who is responsible for the memorial?	WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL
Maintenance History:	1999: FULLY RESTORED BY WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL

Ceremonies

Date:	22ND JULY 1921

Role	Performed By
UNVEILING	GENERAL SIR PHILIP CHETWODE

Date:	22ND JULY 1921

Role	Performed By
DEDICATION	BISHOP OF LONDON

Sponsorship

Sponsorship Type:	None
Did this include a trust or scholarship?	No
Did this include a roll of honour?	No
Cost of Site:	Not known
Cost of Memorial:	Not known
Comments on Costs:

Craftsmen

Name	Occupation
MESSRS A B BURTON	FOUNDRY
MAJOR CECIL BROWN	SCULPTOR

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:
Comments:	NEWS: "THE TIMES" 23 JUL 1921 P13 NEWS: "THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS" 30 JUL 1921
Photographs:	4
Other Documents:	PHOTOCOPY OF PHOTO
Form / Letter:	L
Negatives:	Yes
Drawings / Plans:	No
Minutes:	No
Postcards:	2

Publication Name	Author	Date Published	Page / Date
LONDON STATUES: A GUIDE TO LONDONS OUTDOOR STATUES AND SCULPTURE	BYRON, A	1981	363; 378
LONDON'S OPEN AIR STATUARY	GLEICHEN	1928	107-108
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN: BRITISH FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORIALS	BOORMAN, DEREK	1988	35-37