Camp Scenes in the Sudan

Lt. Simon Ward and his troop of Camel Corps bring Colonel Barlow back to the camp at Dongala.

While the great battle was going on back at Dundee's Zeriba, Lt. Simon Ward and his troop of Camel Corps were able to sneak back into the British camp at Dongola without much interference from the Dervish. Colonel Barlow made the bumpy ride in a Camel Corps Ambulance, much like the one shown in the picture below:

Typical "Camel Corps Ambulance" in the Sudan (figures are Red Box Miniatures and the picture comes from the web site of the same name).

Once the Camel Corps had safely cleared the zeriba, attendents rushed to the ambulance and carefully lifted Colonel Barlow off of the camel and onto a stretcher, where he would be taken to the infirmary tent for medical care. See the arrival of Barlow in the two pictures below:

Colonel Barlow is off-loaded from his uncomfortable ride on the Camel Corps ambulance and is taken by stretcher to Colonel Sinclair's tent, where there is a staff meeting in progress.

Another view of the medical team with the stretcher and the wounded Colonel  Barlow.

Meanwhile, take a stroll around the camp at Dongala and see what is going on in normal and routine camp life.

Camp life: soldiers taking a break to sip some water from the water barrel wagon.

At the mess tent, Mess Sergeant Schwartz keeps an eye on his cooks, while in the background, a few of the lads brew up some tea and take a break from guard duty.

Two of my newly acquired Imperial Productions of New Zealand Camel Corps troopers. Aren't they little beauties?