Arab Rifles
From Linking experiences of World War One
| Arab Rifles | |
|---|---|
| Years active: | – |
| Country: | Yemen, British East Africa |
| Service: | British colonial forces |
| Branch: | |
| Type: | Infantry |
| Specific type: | Infantry battalion |
| Full size: | 1,000 |
| Sources for overview: | |
| Created: | Recruited from Arab men from Yemen working in British East Africa. |
| Sources for created: | |
| Alternate names: | |
| Sources for alternate names: | |
| Disbanded: | |
| Sources for disbanded: | |
| For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war. | |
| Theatre of war | |
|---|---|
| Theatre name: | East and West Africa |
| Date entered: | |
| Date left: | |
| Sources: | |
Contents
Personal narratives
Related media
- Imperial War Museum, Q 15527: photo of Arab Rifles in Dar-es-Salaam.
Official Sources
Unit war diaries
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5370 (March 1915–April 1915)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5334 (February 1917–April 1917)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5370 (April 1917–February 1918)
Unit histories
Other official documents
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 329/2939, 1914-1915 Star medal roll.
