Claim: The Cyprus Regiment, founded in April 1940, included Infantry, Mechanical, Transport and Pack Transport Companies and their mule drivers (a person who transports goods using pack animals, especially mules) served in France, Ethiopia, Palestine and Italy carrying equipment to areas inaccessible to vehicles.
Evidence: The Cyprus Regiment was founded on 12 April 1940. It included Infantry, Mechanical, Transport and Pack Transport Companies. Cypriot mule drivers were the first colonial troops sent to the Western Front. A muleteer, or more informally a muleskinner (Spanish: arriero; Portuguese: tropeiro; Catalan: traginer) is a person who transports goods using pack animals, especially mules. They served in France, Ethiopia, Palestine and Italy carrying equipment to areas inaccessible to vehicles.