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| Picture No | 10294148 |
| Date | 1910 |
| Description | Richard Corfield distributing arms at Burao Fort |
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Richard Corfield, British colonial and leader of the mounted Camel Constabulary, distributing arms to 'friendlies' in Burao Fort, Somalia just before the evacuation. Once the British withdrew, the fortifications were razed, stores and ammunition destroyed, leaving the Somali natives dangerously well equipt for inter-tribal warfare.
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| Source | Unattributed photograph in The Illustrated London News, 22nd May 1914, supplement. |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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