Lieutenant E Trotter, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards, Sudan, 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.

Lieutenant (later Lieutenant-Colonel) Edward Henry Trotter (1872-1916) was the son of Major-General Sir Henry Trotter (1844-1905). He served with the Grenadier Guards in the Sudan and was attached to the City of London Imperial Volunteers during the Boer War (1899-1902). He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his service in South Africa. In late 1915, Trotter commanded the 18th Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment) on the Western Front. On 1 July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme, the 18th Battalion suffered terrible casualties. Lieutenant-Colonel Trotter survived but was killed by a German artillery shell on the 8 July 1916. He is commemorated at the Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt.

From an album entitled 'Khartum 1898', associated with the 2nd Sudan War (1896-1899).