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Biographical entries for an unpublished 'East African and Rhodesian Who's Who' compiled by Ferdinand Stephen Joelson: Woakes - Wrench

MSS. Afr. s. 2365/82

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Title

Biographical entries for an unpublished 'East African and Rhodesian Who's Who' compiled by Ferdinand Stephen Joelson: Woakes - Wrench

Shelfmark

MSS. Afr. s. 2365/82

Summary

Name: Woakes, Russell Beaumont; Occupation: Dir., Esperanza Copper & Sulphur Co.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: UK

Name: Wolff, John Arnold Harrop; Occupation: District Officer; Date of Birth: 1912; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Wolffe, George Elias; Occupation: Medical Service; Date of Birth: 1909; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Wolffe, Phineas Ernest; Occupation: Head Warden; Date of Birth: 1885; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Wollen, Russell Storey; Occupation: Mgr., E. Africa, for Dalgety & Co.; Date of Birth: 1902; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Wolnik, Bruno; Occupation: Reverend; Date of Birth: 1882; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Poland; N. Rhodesia

Name: Wolryche - Whitmore, John Eric Alexander; Occupation: Farmer; Date of Birth: 1883; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Wolseley - Lewis, Arthur; Occupation: Farmer; Date of Birth: 1911; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya; Uganda; Burma

Name: Wolston - Beard, John Eric ; Occupation: Dir., George Venning Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1891; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Wolters, Dirk; Occupation: Mgr., Twentsche Overseas Trading Co.; Date of Birth: 1914; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Wonnacott, Charles Edward; Occupation: Telecommunications engineer; Date of Birth: 1914; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Wood, Alliott Alan Whitfeld; Occupation: Journalist; Date of Birth: 1914; Address at time of submitting biographical data: China; New Guinea

Name: Wood, Arthur Michael; Occupation: Consultant Surgeon; Date of Birth: 1919; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Wood, C. G.; Occupation: Sec., Figtree Farmer's Assoc.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Wood, Cecil Thomas; Occupation: Reverend; Date of Birth: 1903; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Africa

Name: Wood, Douglas; Occupation: Dir., Central Engineering Co.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Wood, E. M. W.; Occupation: c/o Agric. Dept.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Somaliland

Name: Wood, E. R. W.; Occupation: Aeradio Operator; Date of Birth: 1917; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Wood, Edward David Kent; Occupation: Archdeacon of Mashonaland; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Wood, Ernest; Occupation: Lt. - Gen.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Wood, H. G.; Occupation: Dir., Central Engineering Co.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Wood, Harry ; Occupation: Asst. Chief Mechanical Engineer; Date of Birth: 1895; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Wood, Heber James; Occupation: Reverend; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nigeria

Name: Wood, Herbert Howorth; Occupation: Principal ; Date of Birth: 1897; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya; S. Africa

Name: Wood, Kenneth Taylor; Occupation: Collector of Tax; Date of Birth: 1906; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Wood, Kenneth William; Occupation: Farmer; Date of Birth: 1916; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Wood, Leonard Monks; Occupation: Dir., J. G. Aronson Ltd.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Wood, Reginald Cecil Mervyn; Occupation: Chief Establishment Officer; Date of Birth: 1889; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Wood, Saxon; Occupation: Mayor of Umtali; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Wood, William; Occupation: c/o Secretariat; Date of Birth: 1919; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Woodcock, George Frederick Henry; Occupation: Architect; Date of Birth: 1920; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nyasaland

Name: Woodcock, Herbert Charles; Occupation: Col.; Date of Birth: 1871; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Canada; USA; Rhodesia

Name: Woodeson, Frank Rowland; Occupation: Mgr., Barclays Bank; Date of Birth: 1913; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Sudan

Name: Woodford, John Osmond; Occupation: Major; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Woodgate, George; Occupation: Asst. Supt. Of Police; Date of Birth: 1902; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda; Kenya

Name: Woodgate, Henry Plumkett; Occupation: Capt.; Date of Birth: 1888; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika; S. Africa

Name: Woodgate, J. A. ; Occupation: c/o Public Works Dept.; Date of Birth: 1895; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Woodhouse, Frank Saltoun; Occupation: Lt. - Col.; Date of Birth: 1884; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Woodhouse, Henry Trevor; Occupation: c/o Education Dept.; Date of Birth: 1909; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Woodhouse, Louis James; Occupation: Brigadier; Date of Birth: 1896; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Woodhouse, William; Occupation: Salvation Army; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Wooding, Harold; Occupation: Chair., Sudan Salt Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1880; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Sudan

Name: Woodley, Frederick George Richard; Occupation: Pres., Nairobi Chambers of Commerce; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Woodman, Hugh Mason; Occupation: Sudan Medical Service; Date of Birth: 1899; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Sudan

Name: Woodman, John; Occupation: Puisne Judge; Date of Birth: 1888; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Woodrow, Frederick Henry; Occupation: Dep. Dir. Of Public Works; Date of Birth: 1905; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Woodruff, Harry Wells; Occupation: Economic Adviser; Date of Birth: 1912; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Woods, D. J. Y.; Occupation: c/o Dept. of Native Affairs; Date of Birth: n. .d ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Woods, F. J.; Occupation: Land Surveyor; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Woods, John; Occupation: Principal; Date of Birth: 1897; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Woods, John Harold Edmund; Occupation: Mem., Economic Planning Board; Date of Birth: 1895; Address at time of submitting biographical data: UK

Name: Woods, Robert Edwyn Broughall; Occupation: Colonial Official; Date of Birth: 1888; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Woodward, Arthur J.; Occupation: Town Engineer; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Woodward, R. ; Occupation: Mgr., Kenya Farmer's Assoc.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Wooldridge, R. L.; Occupation: c/o Veterinary Dept.; Date of Birth: 1915; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Wooler, Henry Dudley; Occupation: Farmer; Date of Birth: 1887; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Wooley, Christopher Andrew Lempriere; Occupation: Missionary; Date of Birth: 1915; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika; Nyasaland

Name: Woolf, E. J.; Occupation: Dir., Taylor Woodrow Ltd.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Woolfall, Richard; Occupation: Asst. Engineer, E. A. Posts & Telegraphs Dept.; Date of Birth: 1901; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya; Uganda; Tanganyika

Name: Woolford, George Mouncastle; Occupation: Dental Surgeon; Date of Birth: 1909; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Woollam, Leslie James; Occupation: c/o African Lakes Corp.; Date of Birth: 1907; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nyasaland

Name: Woolland, Cyril Arthur; Occupation: Mgr., Barclays Bank; Date of Birth: 1900; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika; Kenya

Name: Wools - King, Albert Harry; Occupation: Auctioneer; Date of Birth: 1895; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Woram, Desmond V.; Occupation: Architect; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Wordsworth, Ruth Frances; Occupation: Medical Missionary; Date of Birth: 1910; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika; India

Name: Worker, J. C.; Occupation: Capt.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda

Name: Workman, Henry Francis; Occupation: Supt. Of Police; Date of Birth: 1891; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda

Name: Workman, John Edward; Occupation: Commissioner of Police; Date of Birth: 1897; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Fiji; N. Rhodesia

Name: Worley, Newham Arthur; Occupation: Vice - President, E. African Court of Appeal; Date of Birth: 1892; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Worlledge, John Leonard; Occupation: Dir. - General of Colonial Audit; Date of Birth: 1895; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya; Zanzibar; Seychelles

Name: Wormall, Arthur; Occupation: Professor of Chemistry; Date of Birth: 1900; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda

Name: Worrall, Lloyd; Occupation: Dir., Gatoom Textiles Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1891; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Worrall, Ralph Hastings; Occupation: Major; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Worsford, James Threshie; Occupation: Medical Officer; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Worsley, Richard Robert Le Geyt; Occupation: Research Chemist; Date of Birth: 1893; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Africa

Name: Worsley, Robert Lewkenor; Occupation: Commissioner of Prisons; Date of Birth: 1893; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Africa

Name: Wortham, Philip William Temple Hale; Occupation: Brigadier; Date of Birth: 1874; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Somaliland

Name: Worthington, Edgar Barton; Occupation: Scientific Secretary; Date of Birth: 1905; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Worthington, Frank; Occupation: Chief Postal Censor; Date of Birth: 1874; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Rhodesia

Name: Wortley, Paul Aylmer; Occupation: Dir., Fybro Ltd.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda

Name: Wotner, Percy Harold; Occupation: Accountant; Date of Birth: 1897; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Wrathall, J. J.; Occupation: Dept. of Inland Revenue; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Wray, John Reginald; Occupation: Colonial Medical Services; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Wray, R. H.; Occupation: Dir., Jas. Morrison & Sons; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: UK

Name: Wreford, J. S.; Occupation: c/o Wightman & Co.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Wrench, John Evelyn Leslie; Occupation: Chair., The Spectator; Date of Birth: 1882; Address at time of submitting biographical data: UK

Name: Wrench, W. R.; Occupation: Senior Accountant; Date of Birth: 1902; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda

Date

1949-1957 and n.d. [c.1947-1957]

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box

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Archive of Ferdinand Stephen Joelson (1893-1979), author, editor of East Africa and Rhodesia journal

Papers relating to the compilation of an 'East African and Rhodesian Who's Who' by Ferdinand Stephen Joelson

Biographical entries for an unpublished 'East African and Rhodesian Who's Who' compiled by Ferdinand Stephen Joelson: Woakes - Wrench

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