1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards camp, Sidi Gabr, near Alexandria, Egypt, 1898
Photograph attributed to Francis Gregson, 2nd Sudan War (1896-1899), 1898.
1st Battalion The Grenadier Guards took part in General Sir Horatio Herbert Kitchener's campaign for the re-conquest of the Sudan. After landing from river steamers at Khartoum they fought at Omdurman on 2 September 1898. The battalion left Egypt in October.
From an album entitled 'Khartum 1898', associated with the 2nd Sudan War (1896-1899).
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1973-05-42-221
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1973-05-42-221