Orlebar, J.O.

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 33 SAD[396]
  • Dates of Creation
      1882-1986
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      2.5 boxes

Scope and Content

Official papers on Sudan Defence Force operations at Kufra oasis, Darfur, Kordofan, S. Sudan and the Kassala/Abyssinia border, mainly Second World War; personal accounts of former Sudan Defence Force officers; copy letters of Charles Davidson,Egyptian Army, 1882-1884 ; 106 photographs, mainly military subjects in Darfur, Khartoum, Kassala and Abyssinia; obituaries; 2 maps; newspaper cuttings; printed material

Administrative / Biographical History

Sudan Defence Force, 1933-1943

Access Information

Open for consultation.

Acquisition Information

Presented by Orlebar, 1981-1987

Note

Part of : Sudan Archive

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Conditions Governing Use

Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Sub-Librarian, Special Collections (e-mail PG.Library@durham.ac.uk) and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. The Library will assist where possible with identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material.

Bibliography

Orlebar, J., (ed.), The tales of the S.D.F. (Newport, ca.1981)  Orlebar, J., (ed.), The story of the Sudan Defence Force (Newport, ca.1986)

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