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The Gunboats and Steamers had an unusual mix of crews. Each was commanded by a British Officer, who was either loaned from the Royal Navy or the Royal Engineers. The guns and artillery pieces were under the command of two senior Royal Marine NCOs, with a team of Egyptian gunners. The gunboats themselves were operated by a mixture of senior Royal Navy ratings, civilian engineers with local fireman to serve the boilers. These civilian engineers comprise many different nationalities including Armenians, Greeks, Egyptians and Maltese.
Gunner Edward H Baldwin |
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Lt David Beatty, R N
later Admiral Earl |
Atbara, Khartoum |
FATEH |
Engineer Edmund H Bond RN |
Chief Engineer of
The Flotilla |
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Captain The Hon S C Colville RN
later Admiral |
Severely wounded in 1896 |
HAFIR |
Lt Walter Cowan RN
later Admiral |
Khartoum, Gedaref |
SULTAN |
Captain Ernest David RM |
With EA on land |
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Lt William Drury RN |
Worked in Sudd |
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Lt Harold Escombe RN
later Captain |
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Lt Harold Fell RN |
Worked in Sudd |
Died 1905 |
Major W S Gordon RE |
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MELIK |
Captain F M B Hobbs RM |
Khartoum |
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Lt Hon H L Hood
Later Admiral |
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NASR |
Commander Colin R Keppel RN
later Admiral |
Flotilla Commander |
ZAPHIR |
Captain Godfrey Matthews RM |
Atbara, Khartoum
With EA on land |
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Lt Edward O Newcombe RE |
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ABU KLEA |
Captain Humphrey Oldfield RM |
Khartoum |
HAFIR |
Gunner William E Pauley RN |
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Gunner John W Renshaw RN |
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Commander Charles H Robertson
later Admiral |
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HAFIR |
Captain Robert Slessor RM
later Colonel |
Khartoum |
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Lt Alexander G Stevenson RE |
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METEMMAH |
Lt John B Sparks RN |
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SHEIKH |
Lt Cecil M Staveley RN
Later Admiral |
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HAFIR |
Lt Henry F G Talbot RN
later Captain |
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TAMAI |
Gunner Samuel Williamson |
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It is interesting to note how many RN officers went on to gain senior rank
| Ldg Stoker John Bramble |
Khartoum |
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Chief ERA Thomas Makepiece |
Khartoum |
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Ldg Stoker Robert Mathews |
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Drowned off Melik |
Chief ERA Samuel G Milton |
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Ldg Stoker Frederick Pinder |
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Steward William Snook |
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Chief ERA John R Williams |
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Bombardier Alfred V Conway |
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Corporal Alfred Dalton |
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Sergeant Frank Ede |
MID |
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Sergeant Hugh Evans |
MID |
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Colour Sergeant H E Gregg |
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Sergeant James Harris |
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Corporal T E Hearne |
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Sergeant S M Jenkins |
DCM |
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Colour Sergeant J C Lambert |
DCM |
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Corporal G T Manley |
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Sergeant Samuel T Matheson |
DCM |
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Sergeant James F Maynard |
MID |
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Sergeant Arthur W Mead |
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Sergeant Charles W Muller |
MID |
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Sergeant Albert G Pain |
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Bombardier Herbert Phillips |
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Sergeant George Phipps |
MID |
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Sergeant Edward M Price |
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Colour Sergeant John Richards |
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Sergeant William Russell |
DCM |
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Sergeant Frederick Saddon |
DCM |
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Colour Sergeant George F Seabright |
DCM* |
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Sergeant Frederick Sears |
DCM* |
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Bombardier William J Sills |
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Corporal Edwin Tims |
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Sergeant R A Trowbridge |
DCM |
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Note:
Many of the NCOs also served on land with the Maxim Machine Gunners of the Egyptian Army
William Allam |
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B G Archer |
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A J Bond |
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J Campbell |
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C Catena |
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C G Cortesis |
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A E Fairminer |
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James Howell |
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MELIK |
T James |
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C Jerich |
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G Lennox |
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A Lonman |
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F F Manning |
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A Mitchnik |
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E Mizzi |
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C H Page |
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R C Poole |
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A C Potts |
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E Scilpini |
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Thomas Seed |
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A Travlas |
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E Tucker |
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G E Warder |
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H Walker |
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A Zara |
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The above roll has been compiled from information held at the Public Record Office at Kew, London.
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