William Allard Collection

This material is held atMiddle East Centre Archive, St Antony's College, University of Oxford

  • Reference
    • GB 165 0003
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1967
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 3 sheets

Scope and Content

Biographical note; letter to A.L. Odell, 29 November 1967, on British nationals seconded to work under the Egyptian Government.

Administrative / Biographical History

William Allard (b.1889) worked in the Egyptian Government Irrigation Service 1910-27. He served as an Intelligence Officer in the Royal Engineers, 1914-18. In 1919 he was seconded to the Sudan. He became Secretary of the Anglo-Egyptian Nile Waters Commission in 1925. From 1927 to 1934 he was in charge of the Government Irrigation Department in Iraq. He returned to Britain in 1934. He retired in 1956.

Access Information

Open

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Acquisition Information

Received from Mr Allard in 1973

Archivist's Note

Fonds level description created by Clare Brown 9 Jun 1998 and revised by Debbie Usher 15 Mar 2004

Conditions Governing Use

No restrictions on copying or quotation other than statutory regulations and preservation concerns

Geographical Names

Egypt