Diary of Edwin Sarsfield-Hall in Egypt

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 Liddle Collection EP 072
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1917
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 file; manuscript.

Scope and Content

Manuscript loose leaf diary, relating to his journey from Cairo to the Sudan [14 July-12 August 1917].

Administrative / Biographical History

Edwin Geoffrey Sarsfield-Hall, born 1886, was a barrister, educated at Clifton College, Dublin University and Cambridge University. He served in the Sudan Political Service from 1908. As Lieutenant-Colonel he served in the Egyptian Army in 1916, and on temporary duty with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Egypt/Palestine in 1917. He was awarded the Order of the Nile.

Access Information

Access is unrestricted.

Note

In English.

Other Finding Aids

Egypt/Palestine catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm

Alternative Form Available

Microfilmed.

Related Material

Tape 447: interview with ER Sarsfield-Hall (widow) recorded by Peter Liddle in July 1977.

Additional Information

Further papers are held in the Sudan Archive at Durham University Library.