Papers relating to service in the Nile campaigns including correspondence, despatches and reports, 1885-1898 ; papers relating to service in the South African war, 1899-1904 ; letter book containing carbon copies of official letters sent by Hunter with Western Army Corps, India, 1905-1906 ; personal diary, comprising one-line entries for key events in A.H.'s life, 1880s-1920s ; 4 files of orders and warrants, 1878-1925 ; 4 albums of press cuttings covering Hunter's career and death, 1889-1936 ; 1 file of ephemera including autographs and invitations
Hunter, A.
This material is held atDurham University Archives
- Reference
- GB 33 SAD[529]
- Dates of Creation
- 1885-1936
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 3 boxes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Military career included King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, 1874 ; Egyptian Army, 1884-1899 ; Governor, Red Sea Littoral, 1892-1894 ; Commandant Frontier Field Force, 1894-1899 ; Governor Dongola Province, 1896-1899 ; Governor Omdurman, 1899 ; South African war, 1899-1901 ; Western and Southern Army Corps, India, 1904-1909 ; Governor Gibraltar, 1910-1913
Access Information
Open for consultation.
Acquisition Information
Deposited by Mr N. Russell, 1996
Note
Part of : Sudan Archive
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