Military patrol in Nuerland
137 x 78 mm | Print gelatin silver
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
B.4.5.66
Accession Number:
1998.204.5.66
Description:
Two British officers on horseback, leading a patrol of mounted Sudanese soldiers through a Nuer settlement.
The leading officer has been identified as Percy Coriat (1898-1960) who was a highly-regarded administrator, acting as a District Commisioner in Nuerland between 1922 and 1931, and behind him is Henry Godfrey Wedderburn Maxwell (1897-1972), who was involved in various operations against the Gaweir and Lou during 1928-1930.
The mounted troops are very likely the Upper Nile Province Mounted Police, detachments of which usually served under the command of the local D.C.
[CM 04/06/2007]
Photographer:
Charles Kingsley Meek
Date of Photo:
1928 circa
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Upper Nile
Group:
European English Nuer
NamedPerson:
Percy Coriat
Notes:
Only one location is identified in Meek's southern Sudan photographs, on the reverse of 1998.204.11.1 which notes: 'The frail craft I used to cross a khor (river) between Nasser and Gargwang, in December.
This khor is now practically dry.' [CM 2/8/2005]
Note by Douglas H. Johnson 4 June 2007 - 'The other man in both photos may well be Henry Godfrey Wedderburn-Maxwell (1897-1972) who was ADC UNP 1926-32 (mainly Fangak) and DC UNP 1937-46 (Western Nuer). He was shorter and stouter and wore glasses, which are evident if you magnify the second photo. Wedderburn-Maxwell was involved in various operations against the Gaweir and Lou in 1928-30. This would suggest that the photos were taken during the "Gaweir March" of 1928...Wedderburn-Maxwell took over the Zeraf Valley District in January 1928, and accompanied Coriat, who had been his predecessor, as political officer. The mounted troops ... are very likely the Upper Nile Province Mounted Police. Detachments usually served under the command of the local D.C. Coriat, who had served in the Ox & Bucks Yeomanry in the Middle East during WWI, often gave them mounted infantry training during the rainy season, when he was back in Malakal.' [CM 4/6/2007]
Note by Douglas H. Johnson 4 June 2007 - 'The other man in both photos may well be Henry Godfrey Wedderburn-Maxwell (1897-1972) who was ADC UNP 1926-32 (mainly Fangak) and DC UNP 1937-46 (Western Nuer). He was shorter and stouter and wore glasses, which are evident if you magnify the second photo. Wedderburn-Maxwell was involved in various operations against the Gaweir and Lou in 1928-30. This would suggest that the photos were taken during the "Gaweir March" of 1928...Wedderburn-Maxwell took over the Zeraf Valley District in January 1928, and accompanied Coriat, who had been his predecessor, as political officer. The mounted troops ... are very likely the Upper Nile Province Mounted Police. Detachments usually served under the command of the local D.C. Coriat, who had served in the Ox & Bucks Yeomanry in the Middle East during WWI, often gave them mounted infantry training during the rainy season, when he was back in Malakal.' [CM 4/6/2007]
PRM Source:
Charles Kingsley Meek
Acquired:
1930 circa
Other Owners:
Charles Kingsley Meek Collection
Class:
Colonial , Settlement , Military , Clothing
Keyword:
Animal Horse , Village , Uniform
Documentation:
1991 correspondence between D. Zeitlyn and C.I. Meek in Related Documents File; correspondence identifying Coriat and Wedderburn-Maxwell from D. Johnson 4 June 2007.
Recorder:
Christopher Morton [24/6/2005] [Southern Sudan Project]
Related Collections:
1998.204.11
