Chauncey Hugh Stigand
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Chauncey Hugh Stigand was a British
army officer, colonial administrator and big game hunter. He was killed in action while attempting to suppress a rebellion of Aliab Dinka.
Stigand's father was British consul at Boulogne-sur-Mer
, where he was born in 1877.
After joining the army, he served in Burma, British Somaliland and British East Africa.
He entered the Egyptian army in 1910 and was posted to the Upper White Nile, assuming control of the Lado Enclave
from the Belgians in accordance with an agreement.
He was placed in charge of the Kajo Kaji district.
In 1915 Stigand was promoted to major. In 1916 he served in the campaign against 'Ali Dinar in Darfur
.
From 1917 to 1918 he was governor of the Upper Nile province.
Stigand was appointed governor of Mongalla Province in 1919. He was killed by tribesmen of the Aliyab Dinka at Pap, between the Lau River and the White Nile.
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army officer, colonial administrator and big game hunter. He was killed in action while attempting to suppress a rebellion of Aliab Dinka.
Stigand's father was British consul at Boulogne-sur-Mer
Boulogne-sur-Mer
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, where he was born in 1877.
After joining the army, he served in Burma, British Somaliland and British East Africa.
He entered the Egyptian army in 1910 and was posted to the Upper White Nile, assuming control of the Lado Enclave
Lado Enclave
The Lado Enclave was an exclave of the Congo Free State that existed from 1894 until 1910, situated on the west bank of the Upper Nile in what is now South Sudan and northwest Uganda.-History:...
from the Belgians in accordance with an agreement.
He was placed in charge of the Kajo Kaji district.
In 1915 Stigand was promoted to major. In 1916 he served in the campaign against 'Ali Dinar in 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 1917 to 1918 he was governor of the Upper Nile province.
Stigand was appointed governor of Mongalla Province in 1919. He was killed by tribesmen of the Aliyab Dinka at Pap, between the Lau River and the White Nile.