and his daughter Anne Marie were guests of George V. He died on 4 October 1932, during an operation for cancer in Vienna, and was buried on 6 October in the cemetery of Ober St. Veit, a suburb of Vienna. His funeral looked like a state funeral. His grave is still there. Memory and legacy In 1936, a drinking fountain was erected in Khartoum in his memory, but the bronze portrait plaque and dedication were removed in 1956 by the Sudanese government, after Sudan became independent. A Commemorative plaque is placed on his former house in Khartoum. The Spitzvilla in Upper Austria near Traunkirchen is a memorial site for Rudolf Carl von Slatin. He bought it in 1897 and there entertained many grand persons of his epoch. In 1967 the public-service German television channel ZDF produced a movie in two parts about Rudolf Carl von Slatin. It was titled Slatin Pascha. A documentary film about Slatin Pascha, Sudanese history and Sudan today was produced by Thomas Macho for the Austrian company Fischer Film in 2011. The film, entitled "Slatin Pasha-On Her Majesty’s Service" () started in the Austrian Cinemas on 1 June 2012. At the Austrian National Jamboree in 1961 a Subcamp was named Slatin Pascha. An Old Scouts Guild, affiliated with the Pfadfinder-Gilde Österreichs is named Slatin Pascha. An Old Scout Group, belonging to the Österreichischer Pfadfinderbund in Vienna is named Slatin Pascha. A Scout Group in Vienna, belonging the National Scout Organisation Pfadfinder Österreichs, was also named Slatin Pascha. In October 2011 a stamp was issued commemorating Slatin Pascha, Emmerich Teuber and the Viennese Scoutleader Kara Barteis. His captivity and escape inspired the comics creators Mino Milani and Sergio Toppi for a comic story with the title "L'Uomo del Nilo" (The man of the Nile) in a series with the title "Un uomo un'avventura" (A man, an adventure) by Sergio Bonelli Editore References Further reading Gordon Brook-Shepherd, Between Two Flags: The Life of Baron Sir Rudolph von Slatin Pasha, G.C.V.O., K.C.M.G., C.B. (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1972) External links 1857 births 1932 deaths People from Hietzing Austrian former Muslims Austrian people of Jewish descent Austrian Roman Catholics Austro-Hungarian Army officers Barons of Austria British Army generals Converts to Roman Catholicism from Islam Egyptian generals Honorary Companions of the Order of the Bath Honorary Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Honorary Knights Commander of the