Sudan Gallery

Pictured at Biggin Hill id the team of five men and one girl, a 20 year old secretary

Pictured at Biggin Hill id the team of five men and one girl, a 20 year old secretary, who are embarking on the most dangerous journey on earth - the 1000 mile trip down the Blue Nile. The team, led by Captain Bill Sutton (extremem left) is Chris Loxton, 36 of Middlesex, Alex Low, a photographer of Hampstead, Tom Stacey, 39, author and publisher of Stonegate, Sussex, Roger Burrows, 40, a former piolt, of Shepherds Bush, London and attractive Jocelyn Etherington.On the extreme right is 20 year old June Baker of Farnham, surrey, who is to go as far as Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, where she will be radio contact with the expedition. The two month expedition, costing £7000 starts at Lake Tana in Ethiopia and ends at Khartoum in the Sudan.
1 March 1968

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The Avenger Lord Kitchener of Khartoum, of Gordon

THE AVENGER LORD KITCHENER OF KHARTOUM, OF GORDON.Chromolithograph from a photograph by Bassano, 1899.Published by Bassano, London, 1899.Half-length portrait of Horatio Herbert Kitchener (later FM Lord), in frock coat, with decorations, as Sirdar of the Egyptian Army.Inscribed at the bottom as title.Relating to the Egyptian Army.Associated with General Gordon, the Siege of Khartoum, 1st Sudan War (1884-1885) and the 2nd Sudan War (1896-1899). Date: 1899

© The National Army Museum / Mary Evans Picture Library

Map of Saudi Arabia with Flag

The map shows Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a desert country in southwestern Asia (Middle East) that occupies most of the Arabian Peninsula.
The kingdom is bounded by the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea in the west and the Persian Gulf in the east. Border countries are Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Saudi Arabia shares maritime boundaries with Bahrain, Egypt, Eritrea, Iran, and Sudan.
The country is the largest Arab state with a land area of more than two million km?; compared, the sheikdom is about four times the size of France, or somewhat larger than one quarter the size of the contiguous United States