Major-General A.G. Dallas was put in command of a column of 800 Australian Light Horse, 400 City of London Yeomanry, 600 Mounted Camelry and 4,500 camels from the Egyptian Camel Transport Corps, with another 200 camels for the Army Medical Corps.
Generalmajor A.G. Dallas fik kommando en over en kolonne med 800 soldater fra Australian Light Horse, 400 City of London Yeomanry, 600 beredne kameler og 4.500 kameler fra det egyptiske kameltransport korps og 200 kameler fra hærens lægetropper.