General Sir Archibald Murray, the commander of the British Empire forces in Egypt, formed the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) in March 1916 by merging the Force in Egypt, which had protected Egypt since the beginning of the war, with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force which had fought at Gallipoli.
General Sir Archibald Murray, lederen af de britiske styrker i Egypten, dannede Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) i marts 1916 ved at lægge styrken i Egypten, som havde beskyttet Egypten siden krigens begyndelse, sammen med Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, som havde kæmpet ved Gallipoli.