Angus Cameron (Governor of Mongalla)
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Angus Cameron was a British
military officer and colonial administrator, the first governor of Mongalla Province in the south of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
between 1906 and 1908 and later governor of Kassala and Sennar provinces.
His father was James Angus Cameron, MD, BSc, DL.
He attended school at Darlington
, then in February 1891 went to Sandhurst Military Academy for a year.
He gained a commission in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
on 18 May 1892, became Lieutenant in 1893 and Captain in 1896.
In July 1899 he was seconded to the Egyptian army, and as an officer of the IXth Sudanese he fought at the Battle of Gedid.
He was appointed Senior Inspector of Sennar.
Cameron remained in the Egyptian army service and that of the Sudan Government until he retired in 1921.
Six members of the Gordon Memorial Sudan Mission arrived at Mongalla on the upper Nile in January 1906.
Angus Cameron did his best to discourage them from settling in the province.
He wanted to avoid friction with the Muslims who had undertaken most of the work of building and servicing the new provincial capital. Cameron suggested that the missionaries move to the Bor
region instead.
In January 1908 Cameron became Governor of Kassala Province. He was appointed a Major in March 1909, and in July 1909 was seconded for service with the Sudan Government. In January 1913 he was appointed Governor of Sennar Province.
He was described as "a rather peppery little Major".
Cameron served with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in the Western Desert during World War I
, and was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in June 1919.
In December 1919, as governor of Sennar province, he granted a petition from six Ta’isha shaykhs to return to Darfur
, from where they had moved during the reign of the Kalifa.
Between December 1919 and April 1920 he was involved in operations to subdue the Garjak Nuer tribe in the Upper Nile. They had raided their neighbors, the Burun in December 1919.
On 12 September 1923 he married Florence Muriel Allanby, who was born about 1883.
When his father died in November 1924, Angus Cameron inherited the family house of Firhall
He died on 7 January 1961 at the age of 89.
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military officer and colonial administrator, the first governor of Mongalla Province in the south of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan referred to the manner by which Sudan was administered between 1899 and 1956, when it was a condominium of Egypt and the United Kingdom.-Union with Egypt:...
between 1906 and 1908 and later governor of Kassala and Sennar provinces.
Early life
Cameron was born in Nairn on 25 October 1871.His father was James Angus Cameron, MD, BSc, DL.
He attended school at Darlington
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, part of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It lies on the small River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees, not far from the main river. It is the main population centre in the borough, with a population of 97,838 as of 2001...
, then in February 1891 went to Sandhurst Military Academy for a year.
He gained a commission in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders was an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1793. In 1961 it was merged with the Seaforth Highlanders to form the Queen's Own Highlanders...
on 18 May 1892, became Lieutenant in 1893 and Captain in 1896.
In July 1899 he was seconded to the Egyptian army, and as an officer of the IXth Sudanese he fought at the Battle of Gedid.
He was appointed Senior Inspector of Sennar.
Cameron remained in the Egyptian army service and that of the Sudan Government until he retired in 1921.
Senior officer in Sudan
In January 1906 Cameron was appointed the first governor of Mongalla Province.Six members of the Gordon Memorial Sudan Mission arrived at Mongalla on the upper Nile in January 1906.
Angus Cameron did his best to discourage them from settling in the province.
He wanted to avoid friction with the Muslims who had undertaken most of the work of building and servicing the new provincial capital. Cameron suggested that the missionaries move to the Bor
Bor, Sudan
-Location:The town of Bor is located in Bor South County, Jonglei State, in central South Sudan, approximately , by road, north of Juba, the capital and largest city in that country. The town is located on the east bank of the White Nile...
region instead.
In January 1908 Cameron became Governor of Kassala Province. He was appointed a Major in March 1909, and in July 1909 was seconded for service with the Sudan Government. In January 1913 he was appointed Governor of Sennar Province.
He was described as "a rather peppery little Major".
Cameron served with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in the Western Desert during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, and was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in June 1919.
In December 1919, as governor of Sennar province, he granted a petition from six Ta’isha shaykhs to return to Darfur
Darfur
Darfur is a region in western Sudan. An independent sultanate for several hundred years, it was incorporated into Sudan by Anglo-Egyptian forces in 1916. The region is divided into three federal states: West Darfur, South Darfur, and North Darfur...
, from where they had moved during the reign of the Kalifa.
Between December 1919 and April 1920 he was involved in operations to subdue the Garjak Nuer tribe in the Upper Nile. They had raided their neighbors, the Burun in December 1919.
Later life
Cameron received the Order of the Medijidie, 3rd class, on 10 December 1907 and the Order of the Nile, second class, on 28 March 1919. He retired on 5 September 1921 and returned to Nairn.On 12 September 1923 he married Florence Muriel Allanby, who was born about 1883.
When his father died in November 1924, Angus Cameron inherited the family house of Firhall
He died on 7 January 1961 at the age of 89.