| Images from Egypt,The Sudan, The Middle-East, the Mediterranean and East Africa |
| Cabinet Photographs - Egypt & the Sudan |
| George Merhige Anglo-Egyptian Army c.1896-1899 |
| European Pasha Egyptian Army c. 1880 |
| James Thompson Hague Medical Officer to the Sultan of Zanzibar c. 1880 |
| Carte de Visites - Egypt & the Sudan |
| Unidentified Private Egypt c. 1882 |
| Staff Sergeant Egypt/Sudan 1884-5 |
| Private George Capper Royal Marine Light Infantry c. 1880 |
| Other Middle-Eastern/Mediterranean Locations |
| Chief Stoker Royal Navy Malta Post 1900 |
| Lieutenant Rudolph Edward Lisle March Phillips de Lisle, HMS Alexandra Killed at Abu Klea 1885. |
| Artlleryman Royal Artillery Gibraltar c. 1890's |
| Royal Artillery Private Aden c. 1880's-90's |
| Sergeant 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade Crete 1898 |
| "Why worry? Be a coward and be happy." from the 1939 film version of "The Four Feathers |
| Captain 2nd Battalion, Shropshire Light Infantry Gibraltar c. 1880's |
| Charles George Gordon Governor General of the Sudan Khartoum c. 1879 |
| NCO King's African Rifles c.1905 |
| Unidentified Officer 1st Battalion The Berkshire Regiment c. 1885 |
Intelligence Department.
He took part in several engagements and received a Mention in Despatches from General Graham (30 May, 1885). Most notably Brewster entered Dervish camp
alone prior to a planned attack on Saukin and convinced a large number of the enemy to come over to the British side. These same men later served in the
capture of Tamai.
Brewster remained Director of Customs for Saukin until 1890 when he transferred to the Coastguard Service as Secretary and Controller. He was chosen as
Private Secretary by both Khedive Mohammed Tewfik and Abbas II.
He had a brother T. A. Brewster who was the publisher of the Port Elizabeth Advertiser, Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony, South Africa.
He took part in several engagements and received a Mention in Despatches from General Graham (30 May, 1885). Most notably Brewster entered Dervish camp
alone prior to a planned attack on Saukin and convinced a large number of the enemy to come over to the British side. These same men later served in the
capture of Tamai.
Brewster remained Director of Customs for Saukin until 1890 when he transferred to the Coastguard Service as Secretary and Controller. He was chosen as
Private Secretary by both Khedive Mohammed Tewfik and Abbas II.
He had a brother T. A. Brewster who was the publisher of the Port Elizabeth Advertiser, Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony, South Africa.
Alfred Berry Brewster was born in
London on 7 November, 1856.
Brewster Bey entered Egyptian Service
in 1877 in the Customs Administration
and Coastguard Service. In 1879 he
was appointed to the position of
Director of Customs at Suakin by
General Gordon. He served in the
Commissariat staff during the
Egyptian Campaign and was awarded
the Egypt Medal w/Clasp as well as the
Khedive's Star. He returned to Suakin
and 1883 did duty in Valentine Baker
Pasha's Intelligence Department
(1884).
In 1885 he served under General
Graham at Suakin as Chief
Interpreter and Secretary to the
London on 7 November, 1856.
Brewster Bey entered Egyptian Service
in 1877 in the Customs Administration
and Coastguard Service. In 1879 he
was appointed to the position of
Director of Customs at Suakin by
General Gordon. He served in the
Commissariat staff during the
Egyptian Campaign and was awarded
the Egypt Medal w/Clasp as well as the
Khedive's Star. He returned to Suakin
and 1883 did duty in Valentine Baker
Pasha's Intelligence Department
(1884).
In 1885 he served under General
Graham at Suakin as Chief
Interpreter and Secretary to the
| Alfred Berry Brewster, Director of Customs, Suakin. in Egyptian uniform. Cabinet Photo Alexandria, Egypt August, 1891 |
| Alfred Brewster Alexandria, Egypt 11 July, 1877 |
| Alfred Brewster Shanklin, Isle of Wight England 26 August, 1886 |
| Marie Cecile Brewster? Alexandria, Egypt c. 1886 |
Brewster was married to Marie Cecile in 1886 and had at least one child, a
daughter named Adele Cecile who married Felix Edmund Powell on 11 July
1911. Her marriage was short with her dying in Alexandria in 1913. Brewster
was still alive in 1907 when his biography was published in The Anglo-African
Who's Who and Biographical Sketchbook.
daughter named Adele Cecile who married Felix Edmund Powell on 11 July
1911. Her marriage was short with her dying in Alexandria in 1913. Brewster
was still alive in 1907 when his biography was published in The Anglo-African
Who's Who and Biographical Sketchbook.
