of bullet examination by forensic science. Sir Geoffrey Archer, formerly Governor of Uganda, took over as Governor-General of the Sudan in January 1925, the first time a civilian had held this office. References |- 1868 births 1924 deaths 1924 murders in Africa Assassinated military personnel Assassinated British politicians Border Regiment officers British Army generals Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Deaths by firearm in Egypt Governors-General of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan People murdered in Egypt Murder in Sudan