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World War One

The Egyptian Legion — Members of the Egyptian Labor Corps with Indian Muleteers in background, December 1915, Lemnos, Greece. Photographer unknown. Australian War Memorial collection number A01420.Members of the Egyptian Labor Corps unloading supplies from surf boats at Jaffa for the British army, November 1917. George Westmoreland/Imperial War Museum

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The Egyptian Legion

During the First World War, innumerable imperial subjects were called into military service. More than 600,000 Africans and Asians deployed to various European fronts. Approximately a million and a half Indians fought on behalf of the Allies.[1] The Middle East, one of the principal non-European theaters, was a

Gilad Wenig • 10 min read