Reference code: GB-0033-SAD
Title: Austin, Lt. Col. S.T.
Dates of creation: 1916-1963
Extent: 1 file
Held by: Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections
Created by: Austin, Lt. Col. S.T.
Language:
English
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| 1914-1916 | Lieutenant with the Royal Berkshire Yeomanry in Egypt |
| 1916-1921 | Bimbashi in the Egyptian Army |
| 1916 | Commanding the 14th Sudanese Battalion at Omdurman |
| 1916-1917 | Commanding the 14th Sudanese Battalion at Wau |
| 1917-1918 | Commanding a detachment of the 14th Sudanese Battalion at Kafia Kingi |
| 1919-1921 | Commanding the 4th Company Camel Corps at Bara |
| 1921 | Returned to England |
1. Memoirs
Presented by J.W. Haig, 1990
Catalogue
1. Memoirs
SAD.863/4/1-13
1963
Letters and recollections by Austin concerning his service in the Sudan:
SAD.863/4/2-8
1916 Jul 27-Aug 15
Transcript of Austin's letters home written whilst travelling by steamer from Omdurman to Wau with the 14th Sudanese Battalion, including descriptions of the river transport, scenery, stores and supplies, and game hunting for meat
SAD.863/4/8-13
1916-1921
Austin's recollections of his experiences as an Egyptian Army officer: transfer to Omdurman (SAD.863/4/8-9); the journey to Wau (SAD.863/4/9); the journey to Kafia Kinji and his period as magistrate there, including his measures against the slave
trade and smallpox (SAD.863/4/9-12); his period in Bara in the Camel Corps (SAD.863/4/13)