Romilly, H.A.
Introduction
Herbrand Alan Romilly
Arrangement

Catalogue
1. Diaries
2. Photographic Material
3. Miscellanea
Reference code: GB-0033-SAD
Title: Romilly, H.A.
Dates of creation: 1923-[1960s]
Extent: 1 box
Held by: Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections
Created by: H.A. Romilly
Language: English

Herbrand Alan Romilly

(1894-1968)

1914-1923Captain, British Army
1923-1924Egyptian Army Officer
1925-1928Bimbashi, Sudan Defence Force
1929-1946Assistant District Commissioner, Upper Nile Province
1940-1942Bimbashi, Sudan Auxiliary Defence Force


Arrangement

1. Diaries
2. Photographic Material
3. Miscellanea

Accession details

Presented by Mr P. Dawson, 1985

Catalogue
1. Diaries
SAD.331/4/1-53
1923
Pocket diary containing very brief entries covering Romilly's daily routine as an Egyptian Army officer, some describing treks and patrols carried out, but mostly concerning activities such as hunting and playing sport. Entries for January to 24 May cover his life in England (SAD.331/4/1-22); followed by the journey to the Sudan via Egypt (SAD.331/4/22-25); early days in Khartoum (SAD.331/4/25v-27); trip south by Nile steamer (SAD.331/4/28-30); work and leisure activities at Wau (SAD.331/4/30-53).
SAD.331/5/1-29
1924
Pocket diary containing very brief entries covering Romilly's daily routine as an Egyptian Army officer, some describing treks and patrols carried out, but mostly concerning activities such as hunting and playing sport. Mentions fellow officers and activities at Wau and surrounding area.
SAD.331/6/1-30
1925
Pocket diary containing very brief entries covering Romilly's daily routine as an Egyptian Army officer, some describing treks and patrols carried out, but mostly concerning activities such as hunting and playing sport. Mentions fellow officers and activities at Wau and surrounding area and a trip by steamer to Khartoum and from there home on leave (SAD.331/6/14-25); return journey (SAD.331/6/25-27).
SAD.331/7/1-30
1926
Pocket diary containing very brief entries covering Romilly's daily routine as a Bimbashi in the Sudan Defence Force, some describing treks and patrols carried out, but mostly concerning activities such as hunting and playing sport. Mentions fellow officers and activities at Wau and surrounding area. In March takes over command of No 9 Company (SAD.331/7/7v).
SAD.331/8/1-28
1927
Pocket diary containing very brief entries describing Romilly's daily routine, as a Bimbashi in the Sudan Defence Force, some describing treks and patrols carried out, but mostly concerning activities such as hunting and playing sport. Mentions fellow officers and activities at Wau and surrounding area. Also includes references to trip to Kenya and home via Mombasa, Port Said, Genoa and Paris (SAD.331/8/7-12); on leave in England (SAD.331/8/13-16); return trip to the Sudan (SAD.331/8/16-18); training with an R.A.F. division, probably to carry out missions against the Nuer (SAD.331/8/27).
SAD.331/9/1-30
1928
Pocket diary containing very brief entries describing Romilly's daily routine as a Bimbashi in the Sudan Defence Force, some describing treks and patrols carried out, although mostly concerning activities such as hunting and playing sport. Also includes details of an unsuccessful patrol under the leadership of Romilly and Wedderburn-Maxwell against the Nuer chief, Kurbiel Wal, in Gawaar country who had assembled 200 followers with the intent of attacking the Dinka of Duk Faiwil (SAD.331/9/1-6); trip home on leave after the death of his mother (SAD.331/9/15-17); on leave in England (SAD.331/9/17-23).
SAD.331/10/1-39
1928
Typescript transcription of 1928 diary above
SAD.331/11/1-27
1929
Pocket diary containing very brief entries describing Romilly's daily routine, the majority of which is spent in England before his return to the Sudan in November as Assistant District Commissioner, Upper Nile Province (Nuer & Dinka Southern Area), Includes description of the journey back via Port Said and Port Sudan (SAD.331/11/23v-25v)
SAD.331/12/1-33
1930
Pocket diary containing very brief entries describing Romilly's daily routine as A.D.C. Upper Nile Province, mostly concerning activities such as hunting and playing sport. Mentions fellow officers incuding E. Evans-Pritchard who was appointed to make an ethnological survey of he Nuer, and activities in Upper Nile Province, and describes treks, sudd clearing, court meetings attended and meetings with tribal chiefs, sentencing a man to 4 years for murder in Duk Fayil (SAD.331/12/4v); burning villages (SAD.331/12/8v); lists of payments to servants, fines and loans (SAD.331/12/28v-32v).
SAD.331/13/1-32
1931
Pocket diary containing very brief entries describing Romilly's daily routine as A.D.C. Upper Nile Province, mostly concerning activities such as hunting and playing sport, with some brief descriptions of treks, court meetings and meetings with tribal chiefs, and movements of fellow officials.
SAD.331/14/1-34
1932
Pocket diary containing very brief entries describing Romilly's daily routine as A.D.C. Upper Nile Province, mostly concerning activities such as hunting and playing sport, with some brief descriptions of treks, court meetings and meetings with tribal chiefs, and movements of fellow officials; journey home and leave in the UK (SAD.331/14/19-26)
SAD.331/15/1-35
1933
Pocket diary containing very brief entries describing Romilly's daily routine as A.D.C. Upper Nile Province, mostly concerning activities such as hunting and playing sport, movements of province officials, with some brief descriptions of treks, court meetings and meetings with tribal chiefs; journey home and leave in the UK (SAD.331/15/19-26)
SAD.331/16/1-34
1934
Pocket diary containing very brief entries describing Romilly's daily routine as A.D.C. Upper Nile Province, mostly concerning activities such as hunting and playing sport, movements of province officials, with some brief descriptions of treks, court meetings and meetings with tribal chiefs; journey home and leave in the UK (SAD.331/16/18-25)
SAD.331/17/1-70
1935
Pocket diary containing very brief entries describing Romilly's daily routine as A.D.C. Upper Nile Province, mostly concerning activities such as hunting and playing sport, collection of tribute, movements of province officials, brief descriptions of treks, court meetings and meetings with tribal chiefs; journey home and leave in the UK (SAD.331/17/39-53)
SAD.331/18/1-24
1936
Pocket diary containing very brief entries describing Romilly's daily routine as A.D.C. Upper Nile Province, mostly concerning activities such as hunting and playing sport, movements of province officials, with some brief descriptions of treks, court meetings and meetings with tribal chiefs. The diary replaced one stolen in October, so any entries prior to that month were written retrospecttively.
SAD.331/19/1-69
1937
Pocket diary containing very brief entries describing Romilly's daily routine, as A.D.C. Upper Nile Province, mostly concerning activities such as hunting and playing sport, movements of province officials, with some brief descriptions of treks, court meetings and meetings with tribal chiefs; journey home and leave in the UK (SAD.331/19/39-52)
SAD.331/20/1-69
1938
Pocket diary containing very brief entries describing Romilly's daily routine as A.D.C. Upper Nile Province, mostly concerning activities such as hunting and playing sport, movements of province officials, with some brief descriptions of treks, court meetings and meetings with tribal chiefs, tribute collection; DCs' meeting at Malakal (SAD.331/20/23); journey home and leave in the UK (SAD.331/20/42v-54)
SAD.331/21/1-60
1939
Pocket diary containing very brief entries describing Romilly's daily routine as A.D.C. Upper Nile Province, mostly concerning activities such as hunting and playing sport, movements of province officials, with some brief descriptions of treks, court meetings and meetings with tribal chiefs
SAD.331/22/1-65
1940
Pocket diary containing very brief entries describing Romilly's daily routine as A.D.C. Upper Nile Province, concerning activities such as hunting and playing sport, with brief descriptions of treks, court meetings and meetings with tribal chiefs. The latter half of the year includes some descriptions of his S.A.D.F. work, including inspection and training of troops, and a trip to Cairo (SAD.331/22/48-50). However, most of the diary is taken up with news of the progress of the war.
SAD.331/23/1-62
1941
Pocket diary containing very brief entries describing Romilly's daily routine, including descriptions of his S.A.D.F. work, including inspection and training of troops, as well as his role in the East Africa campaign's offensive in Ethiopia (SAD.331/23/5-17). Also covers his work as A.D.C. Upper Nile Province, including brief descriptions of treks, court meetings and meetings with tribal chiefs, and a trip to South Africa (SAD.331/23/35-42).
SAD.331/24/1-63
1942
Pocket diary containing very brief entries describing Romilly's daily routine as A.D.C. Upper Nile Province, including activities such as hunting and playing sport, with some brief descriptions of treks, tribute collection, court meetings and meetings with tribal chiefs. The latter half of the year includes some descriptions of a trip to Kenya and his S.A.D.F. work, including inspection and training of troops. However, most of the diary is taken up with news of the progress of the war.
SAD.331/25/1-62
1943
Pocket diary containing very brief entries describing Romilly's daily routine as A.D.C. Upper Nile Province, mostly concerning activities such as hunting and playing sport, with some brief descriptions of treks, court meetings and meetings with tribal chiefs. Also covers the progress of the war and a trip to Palestine, Syria and the Lebanon (SAD.331/25/31-41).
SAD.331/26/1-59
1944
Pocket diary containing very brief entries describing Romilly's daily routine as A.D.C. Upper Nile Province, mostly concerning activities such as hunting and playing sport, with some brief descriptions of treks, court meetings and meetings with tribal chiefs. Also covers progress of the war and Romilly's first trip home since the outbreak of war (SAD.331/26/32-50).
SAD.331/27/1-55
1945
Pocket diary containing very brief entries describing Romilly's daily routine as A.D.C. Upper Nile Province, mostly concerning activities such as hunting and playing sport, with some brief descriptions of treks, court meetings and meetings with tribal chiefs, and a trip to Kenya (SAD.331/27/30-41).
2. Photographic Material
SAD.788/1/1-32
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Photographs of a patrol against the Gaawar Nuer, under the leadership of Romilly and H.G. Wedderburn-Maxwell, District Commissioner for the Gaawar:
SAD.788/1/1
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
P. Coriat, A.D.C. Abwong, and his interpreter, Mayan Lam, inspecting a contingent of Dinka police
SAD.788/1/2
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Dinka warrior wearing toga and carrying spears, near Khor Fullus on the road to Fadding
SAD.788/1/3
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Two Gaawar men, Wan Tien and his son Koryom Wan
SAD.788/1/4-5
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
British officers watching spear throwing at Fadding
SAD.788/1/6
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Cattle in a khor at Mwot Did
SAD.788/1/7
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Cattle and tukls in Mwot Did village
SAD.788/1/8
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
[Dinka] race
SAD.788/1/9
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Mounted patrol crossing a khor at Fadding
SAD.788/1/10
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Zariba at Fadding
SAD.788/1/11
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Dinka women at Nyerol
SAD.788/1/12
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Three British officials, P. Coriat, A.D.C. Abwong, Major J.W.G. Wyld, A.D.C. Bor and Duk Faywil, and H.G. Wedderburn-Maxwell, A.D.C. Fangak, resting in long grass at [Tiedhiot?], Khor Atar
SAD.788/1/13
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Three British officials, P. Coriat, A.D.C. Abwong, Major J.W.G. Wyld, A.D.C. Bor and Duk Faywil, and H.G. Wedderburn-Maxwell, A.D.C. Fangak, standing next to [Dinka?] men with looted hippo harpoons in Wan Tien's camp near [Fajibl?]
SAD.788/1/14
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Camp at Mwot Did
SAD.788/1/15
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Dwol Diu and followers at [Fajilil?]
SAD.788/1/16
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
P. Coriat, A.D.C. Abwong seated with Nuer at Rufshendol
SAD.788/1/17
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Dwol Diu's cattle camp at [Fajilil?]
SAD.788/1/18
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Equatorials setting off in lorries to drive to Nyerol
SAD.788/1/19
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Hishing (road clearing) at Shit
SAD.788/1/20
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Tribal chiefs at Shit
SAD.788/1/21
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Unloading animals from steamers at Khor Gwir near Ajwong
SAD.788/1/22
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
[Equatorial?] soldiers carrying rifles
SAD.788/1/23
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Cattle at Nyanding
SAD.788/1/24,26
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Tug of war between soldiers at Fadding
SAD.788/1/25
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Loading supples on to a steamer at Fajilil
SAD.788/1/27
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Dhurah looting at Ayo
SAD.788/1/28
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Daughter of a chief who was awarded a sword of honour [Gau Bang?] standing next to British official
SAD.788/1/29
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
View of the riverbank at Meshra Gwagol from a barge
SAD.788/1/30
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Chiefs at Meshra Gwagol
SAD.788/1/31
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Major J.W.G. Wyld, A.D.C. Bor, searching for rifles in a tukl
SAD.788/1/32
1928 Feb 3-Mar 4
Romilly with Equatorials on the march
SAD.788/2/1-40
[1920s-1940s]
Photographs of a French motor expedition in Africa, mostly unidentified but including travel in French Equatorial Africa, the Sudan, the Belgian Congo and Kenya:
SAD.788/2/1-2
[1920s-1940s]
Motor expedition in the Sahara
SAD.788/2/3
[1920s-1940s]
Motor expedition in long grass on the way to Chad
SAD.788/2/4
[1920s-1940s]
French askari holding a large bird, possibly French Equatorial Africa
SAD.788/2/5
[1920s-1940s]
European man and French askaris in conversation with an African man with large spear, possibly French Equatorial Africa
SAD.788/2/6
[1920s-1940s]
Expedition vehicles crossing a river on a raft, probably southern Sudan
SAD.788/2/7
[1920s-1940s]
Group of women wearing bead skirts, possibly southerrn Sudan
SAD.788/2/8
[1920s-1940s]
Men dancing with spears, possibly southerrn Sudan
SAD.788/2/9-10
[1920s-1940s]
Three young women, possibly southern Sudan
SAD.788/2/11
[1920s-1940s]
European men posing with a dead lion, on the Sudanese border
SAD.788/2/12
[1920s-1940s]
European men posing with dead hippos, Sudan
SAD.788/2/13
[1920s-1940s]
Expedition vehicle in ditch, Belgian Congo
SAD.788/2/14
[1920s-1940s]
Masai men examining motor convoy, Kenya
SAD.788/2/15
[1920s-1940s]
Expedition vehicle climbing steep hillside in Masai country
SAD.788/2/16
[1920s-1940s]
Expedition vehicle near Mount Kilimanjaro
SAD.788/2/17
[1920s-1940s]
Tribal group, Mombasa
SAD.788/2/18
[1920s-1940s]
Crowd watching the departure of the expedition from Mombasa
SAD.788/2/19
[1920s-1940s]
European man and woman with expedition vehicle, possibly Kenya
SAD.788/2/20
[1920s-1940s]
[Masai?] women and children inspecting the expedition vehicles
SAD.788/2/21
[1920s-1940s]
Landscape near Molo, Kenya
SAD.788/2/22
[1920s-1940s]
Motor convoy on dirt road, possibly Kenya
SAD.788/2/23
[1920s-1940s]
African landscape with giraffe in the distance, possibly Kenya
SAD.788/2/24-25
[1920s-1940s]
African landscape with mountains in the distance, possibly Kenya (x2)
SAD.788/2/26
[1920s-1940s]
Touring cars near Nakuru [Kenya]
SAD.788/2/27
[1920s-1940s]
African women dancing, possibly Uganda
SAD.788/2/28
[1920s-1940s]
European man in conversation with an African woman, possibly Uganda
SAD.788/2/29
[1920s-1940s]
European men greeting mounted chief holding a parasol, possibly Uganda
SAD.788/2/30
[1920s-1940s]
African drummers, possibly Uganda
SAD.788/2/31-33
[1920s-1940s]
Motor car on the road to Zanga
SAD.788/2/34
[1920s-1940s]
Motor car at the foot of Mount Longitudo
SAD.788/2/35
[1920s-1940s]
Expedition party stopping for a picnic on the road to [Mosli?]
SAD.788/2/36
[1920s-1940s]
Motor car crossing a railway track near [Mosli?]
SAD.788/2/37-38
[1920s-1940s]
Motor expedition on the road
SAD.788/2/39
[1920s-1940s]
Two European men near river
SAD.788/2/40
[1920s-1940s]
Expedition vehicle near the side of a river with local tribesmen looking on
SAD.788/3/1-53
[1920s-1940s]
Photographs (used as postcards) of travels through East Africa, probably Kenya and Uganda, including tribal groups and tribal life, colonial officals, and general landscape shots. All are unidentified and many are of poor quality:
SAD.788/3/1-36
[1920s-1940s]
Assorted tribal groups, probably Kenya and Uganda
SAD.788/3/37
[1920s-1940s]
Porters carrying luggage on their heads through a river
SAD.788/3/38-45
[1920s-1940s]
British officials on trek, including undertaking survey work, campsites, motor transport and inspecting guard of honour
SAD.788/3/46-47
[1920s-1940s]
Large factory
SAD.788/3/48
[1920s-1940s]
Homestead on wooded hillside
SAD.788/3/49-50
[1920s-1940s]
River views
SAD.788/3/51-52
[1920s-1940s]
Wild cat
SAD.788/3/53
[1920s-1940s]
Mounted antelope horns
SAD.788/4/1-74
[1920s-1940s]
Photographs of East Africa, mostly Kenya and Uganda. With a few exceptions, all are unidentified:
SAD.788/4/1
1931 Aug 31
Loliondo rest house, Masai district, Kenya
SAD.788/4/2-4
1931 Sep 12
Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, one of the most important palaeoanthropological sites in the world
SAD.788/4/5
[1920s-1940s]
Fishing pool at Gorinti, near Wau, southern Sudan
SAD.788/4/6
[1920s-1940s]
Rest house on the Meshra-Wau road, southern Sudan
SAD.788/4/7-13
[1920s-1940s]
Baganda canoe race
SAD.788/4/14-41
[1920s-1940s]
Miscellaneous photographs of tribes and tribal life in the Sudan and East Africa (x33)
SAD.788/4/42
[1920s-1940s]
Fairey III F biplane
SAD.788/4/43-56
[1920s-1940s]
Colonial life in Africa, probably the Sudan, Kenya and Uganda (x9)
SAD.788/4/57
[1920s-1940s]
Settlement with camels in foreground
SAD.788/4/58
[1920s-1940s]
Riverside port
SAD.788/4/59-60
[1920s-1940s]
Tugboats, possibly Port Sudan
SAD.788/4/61-64
[1920s-1940s]
Unidentified landscapes
SAD.788/4/65-69
[1920s-1940s]
Garden views, possibly in England
SAD.788/4/70-72
[1920s-1940s]
Flocks of birds
SAD.788/4/73
[1920s-1940s]
Giraffe
SAD.788/4/74
[1920s-1940s]
Zebra
3. Miscellanea
SAD.331/28/3-4
1940 Jun 11
Temporary commission in the Sudan Auxillary Defence Force for Romilly
SAD.331/28/1
1941 Feb
Newspaper cutting from the Daily Mail on the role of the “spare-time soldier” in the capture of Gambeila from the Italians
SAD.331/28/2
[1965-1969] Dec 5
Newspaper cutting from the Sunday Telegraph relating to the civil war in southern Sudan