THE SUDAN CAMPAIGN 1896-1908
D.S.O. London Gazette 15 November 1898: ‘In recognition of services in Egypt and the Sudan, including the battles of the Atbara and Khartoum.’ Insignia presented by the Duke of Connaught at Atbara on 27 February 1899.
C.M.G. London Gazette 19 June 1911: His Majesty’s Coronation; Director, Soudan Government Railways. C.B. (Civil) London Gazette 27 February 1912: General Manager, Soudan Government Railways and Steamers. C.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 8 January 1919: General Manager, Soudan Government Railways and Steamers. K.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 3 June 1927: Controller, Soudan Government, London Office.
M.I.D. London Gazette 30 September 1898 (Battle of Khartoum); 25 October 1916 (Darfur Rebellion); and 26 January 1919 (Distinguished services). Order of the Nile, 2nd class, London Gazette 7 December 1917. Order of the Osmanieh, 3rd class London Gazette 3 July 1906: Assistant Director, Soudan Railways (4th class, March 1902). Order of the Medjidie, 4th class, London Gazette 7 October 1898.
Edward Colpoys Midwinter was born on 1 November 1872, son of the Rev. A. E. Midwinter. He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 22 July 1892, becoming Lieutenant in July 1895. He was seconded to the Egyptian Army as Bimbashi in January 1897. Here he joined a band of junior engineer officers under Lieutenant E. P. C. Girouard, the youthful director of Kitchener’s military railways. He worked at the railhead of the line being built across the Nubian desert from Wadi Halfa to Abu Hamed and the Atbara on the heels of the advancing Anglo-Egyptian army in 1897-98, and was present at the battle of Omdurman, for which he received the D. S.O. He was promoted to Captain in 1903 and retired from the British army in 1907.
In 1906 he had been appointed director of the Sudan Government Railway, the designation of his post being changed in 1908 to that of general manager, and was so employed until 1925. As a member of the governor-general’s council, 1913-25, he had great influence on transport policy in the Sudan. From 1925 to 1932 he was controller of the Sudan Government office in London. During the Second World war he was Deputy Chief Fire Warden for the Borough of Wimbledon. He otherwise devoted his years of retirement to religious and social work. He died in Wimbledon, London, on 17 January 1947.
Sold with N.R.A. silver shooting medal, ‘The Cottesloe Vase’, 43mm, unnamed; bronze medal to commemorate the Opening of the El Obeid Railway, February 1912, 50mm, in its Carrington & Co fitted case; and an extensive archive of original documents, including Commission as Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers; Warrants of award for C.B., C.M.G., and C.B.E.; M.I.D. Certificate dated 26 January 1919; Turkish award certificate and related Royal License to Accept and Wear each of the 3rd and 4th classes of the Osmanieh, 4th class of the Medjie, and 2nd class of the Nile; Renewal Contract for attachment to the Egyptian Army; Appointment as Advisor to the Gezeira Irrigation Scheme; Passport (full and cancelled) dated 1920; and several letters from senior officials in the Sudan.
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