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Biographical entries for an unpublished 'East African and Rhodesian Who's Who' compiled by Ferdinand Stephen Joelson: Bentley - Bovill

MSS. Afr. s. 2365/8

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Biographical entries for an unpublished 'East African and Rhodesian Who's Who' compiled by Ferdinand Stephen Joelson: Bentley - Bovill

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MSS. Afr. s. 2365/8

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Name: Bentley, Alfred Mulock; Occupation: General Agent; Date of Birth: 1878 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Bulawayo, S. Rhodesia

Name: Bentley, Marjorie Anne; Occupation: Sec./ Director of Civil Aviation; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nairobi, Kenya

Name: Bentzen, Ole Hans Ditlev; Occupation: Joint Manager/ Owen Falls Construction Co.; Date of Birth: 1903 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tinja, Uganda

Name: Benzies, William Robertson; Occupation: Chief Native Commissioner; Date of Birth: 1882 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Salisbury, S. Rhodesia

Name: Bere, Rennie Montague; Occupation: District Officer; Date of Birth: 1907 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Entebbe, Uganda

Name: Beresford, Lt.- Col. Charles Hugh Chichester; Occupation: Lt.-Col./ Officer Commanding; Date of Birth: 1906 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Jinja, Uganda

Name: Beresford, R. N. K.; Occupation: D.C.; Date of Birth: 1911 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Entebbe, Uganda

Name: Beresford - Peirse, Lt.- Gen. Sir Noel Monson de la Poer; Occupation: Lt.-Gen.; Date of Birth: 1887-1953; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Bulford, Wilts., UK

Name: Beresford - Stooke, Sir George; Occupation: Governor and C.-in-C.; Date of Birth: 1897 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Freetown, Sierra Leone

Name: Berg, Clement Leonard; Occupation: Dir. of Hydrological; Date of Birth: 1898 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Entebbe, Uganda

Name: Bergman(n), Edward Wilhelm; Occupation: Swedish Vice-Consul and Shipping Agent; Date of Birth: 1913 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Mombasa, Kenya

Name: Bergner, R.; Occupation: Asst. Reg.-Gen.; Date of Birth: 1909 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika Territory

Name: Bergson, Lionel R.; Date of Birth: 1894 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Bulawayo, S. Rhodesia

Name: Berkley - Matthews, John M.; Occupation: Man. Dir./ Kikuyu Estates, Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1901-1954; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kikuyu, Kenya

Name: Bermant, David Lyon; Occupation: Dir./ McHarg and Bermant, Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1906 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Ndola, N. Rhodesia

Name: Bernacca, John P.; Occupation: Entomologist; Date of Birth: 1922 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kampala, Uganda

Name: Bernard, Capt. Francis William Wigan; Occupation: Priv. Sec. And Principal A.D.C. to the H.E. The Gov.-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; Date of Birth: 1924 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Salisbury, S. Rhodesia

Name: Bernard, Rev. Neil Cameron; Occupation: Regional Sec./ Church of Scotland Missions in Nyasaland and N. Rhod.; Date of Birth: 1909 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Blantyre, Nyasaland

Name: Berney, Sir Thomas Reedham; Occupation: A.D.C. to Governor and C.-in-C./ S. Rhodesia; Date of Birth: 1893 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Downton, Wilts (was in Salisbury, S Rhodesia)

Name: Berry, D. A.; Occupation: Pres./ Chamber of Commerce, Dar es Salaam; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika Territory

Name: Berry, Geoffrey Lionel; Occupation: Dir./ Kemsley Northern Newspapers, Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1909 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Pembury nr.Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK

Name: Berry, Jessie; Occupation: Medical Practitioner; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Marandellas, S. Rhodesia

Name: Berry, Michael Francis; Occupation: Man. Dir./ Robert Fleming and Co. Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1906 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Peterborough, Northants (was in South Africa)

Name: Berry, Robert Eric; Occupation: Accountant and Manufacturers' Man.; Date of Birth: 1904 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Salisbury, S. Rhodesia

Name: Berry, Samuel John; Occupation: Vicar/ St Mark's Church; Date of Birth: 1909 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Wolverhampton, Staffs (was in Uganda)

Name: Berry, William Thomas Charles; Occupation: Second to Central Colonial Nutritional Organisation; Date of Birth: 1903 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Zomba, Nyasaland

Name: Bertlin, Dennis Percy; Occupation: Civil Engineer; Date of Birth: 1911 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Jinja, Uganda

Name: Bertram, Neville Rennie; Occupation: Sec. for Commerce and Industrial; Date of Birth: 1909 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Salisbury, S. Rhodesia

Name: Berwick, Arthur David Hartley; Occupation: Biologist; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kasama, N. Rhodesia

Name: Beshir, Fadl; Occupation: Pres./ Khartoum Workers' Union; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Khartoum, Sudan

Name: Bessborough, The Earl of, Vere Brabazon Ponsonby; Occupation: Dir./ Rhokana Corp., Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1880 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Rowlands Castel, Hantsh., UK

Name: Bessell, Mowbray John; Occupation: Second to Malaya; Date of Birth: 1909 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Formerly Entebbe, Uganda

Name: Best, A. G.; Occupation: Asst. Supt./ Police Tanganyika; Date of Birth: 1920 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Chunga, Tanganyika Territory

Name: Best, A. M.; Occupation: Medical Officer; Date of Birth: 1912 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Mbale, Uganda

Name: Best , John William; Occupation: Farmer; Date of Birth: 1912 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Gathegi, Turi, Kenya

Name: Bethell, Comdr. Frank Ythel; Occupation: District Assist.; Date of Birth: 1902 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Fort Jameson, N. Rhodesia

Name: Bettington, Brig. James Brindley; Occupation: Brig.; Date of Birth: 1894 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Hoey's Bridge, Kenya

Name: Bevan, John Sage; Occupation: Asst. Man. Dir./ Union Castle Mail Steamship Co., Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1900 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: London, UK

Name: Bevan, L. E. W.; Occupation: Dir./ Veterinary Services; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Salisbury, S. Rhodesia

Name: Bevis, James Henry; Occupation: Education Officer; Date of Birth: 1904 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Lusaka, N. Rhodesia

Name: Bewes, Anstis Theodore; Occupation: Dir./ Riddoch Motors Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1908 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Arusha, Tanganyika Territory

Name: Bewes, Canon Thomas Francis Cecil; Occupation: Africa Sec. of C.M.S.; Date of Birth: 1902 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: London, UK

Name: Beytagh, See Ffrench - Beytagh; Date of Birth: n. d.

Name: Beyts, Brigadier Geoffrey Herbert Bruno; Occupation: Civil Servant; Date of Birth: 1908 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nairobi, Kenya

Name: Bhaloo, Vizier Alimahomed Jessa; Occupation: Landowner and General Merchant; Date of Birth: 1917 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Zanzibar

Name: Bhatia , Allibhai J.; Occupation: Man. Business/ Dar es Salaam; Date of Birth: 1902 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika Territory

Name: Bhatt, Jeshtaram Hematram; Occupation: Advocate; Date of Birth: 1907 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Jinja, Uganda

Name: Bibby, Arthur Herbert; Occupation: Manager/ Ziwa Estates; Date of Birth: 1904 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Hoey's Bridge, Kenya

Name: Bickersteth, Dennis Silvester; Occupation: Farmer; Date of Birth: 1902 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Umtali, S. Rhodesia

Name: Bickle, Albany Lancaster; Occupation: Chm./ Matabeleland Farmers' Co-Op Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1904 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Bulawayo, S. Rhodesia

Name: Biden, Arthur Gerald; Occupation: Colonial Audit Service; Date of Birth: 1878 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Winchester, Hants., UK

Name: Biggs, Charles Edward James; Occupation: Dir. of Agriculture ; Date of Birth: 1902 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika Territory

Name: Biggs, Edward Kenneth; Occupation: Field Officer; Date of Birth: 1883 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Ifunda (Iringa), Tanganyika Territory

Name: Bignell, R. A.; Occupation: Chief Accountant; Date of Birth: 1903 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Entebbe, Uganda

Name: Bigwood, Lt.- Commissioner Ernest; Occupation: Chmn./ Discharge Prisoners Aidance; Date of Birth: n. d.

Name: Bilkwei, Michaele Canti de; Occupation: Memb. of Parliament; Date of Birth: 1920 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Bol., nr. Lake No, Sudan

Name: Bille, See Ahlefeldt - Bille; Date of Birth: n. d.

Name: Billing, Melvin George; Occupation: Provincial Commissioner; Date of Birth: 1906 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Lusaka, N. Rhodesia

Name: Billington, Vincent; Occupation: Titular Bishop of Avissa; Date of Birth: 1904 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kampala, Uganda

Name: Billington, William Harry; Occupation: Dir./ Magadi Soda Co., Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1896 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Horley, Surrey, UK

Name: Billington, William Roy; Occupation: Missionary; Date of Birth: 1908 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kampala, Uganda

Name: Bin Ali el-Mugheri, Sheikh Said; Occupation: official guest at Coronation of Queen Elisabeth II ; Date of Birth: 1881 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Wete, Pemba, via Zanzibar

Name: Binder, Sir Bern(h)ard Heyman(n); Occupation: Chartered Accountant; Date of Birth: 1876 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: London (was in Zanzibar)

Name: Bingham, Horace Jerome; Occupation: Manager/ B.O.A.C. Station, Cairo; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Cairo, Egypt

Name: Bingham, Humphrey Francis; Occupation: Commissioner for Co-operative Development; Date of Birth: 1899 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Zomba, Nyasaland

Name: Bingley, John Stewart; Occupation: Asst. Rep./ Kenya; Date of Birth: 1899 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Mombasa, Kenya

Name: Binnie, Thomas Inglis; Occupation: Dir./ Public Works Dept. Nyasaland; Date of Birth: 1874 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Salisbury, S. Rhodesia

Name: Binns, Sir Arthur Lennon; Occupation: Dir. of Education; Date of Birth: 1891 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Lytham , Lancs., UK

Name: Bintley, L.; Occupation: Government - Architect; Date of Birth: 1904 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nairobi, Kenya

Name: Bior, Bullen Alier de; Occupation: Minister without Portofolio; Date of Birth: 1921 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Baidet, Bor District, Sudan

Name: Birch, Col. R.A. Wyrley- : see Wyrley- Birch; Date of Birth: n. d.

Name: Birch, Ernest George; Occupation: Rancher; Date of Birth: 1888 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Salisbury, S. Rhodesia

Name: Birch, Harold Foster; Occupation: Research Officer; Date of Birth: 1912 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nairobi, Kenya

Name: Birch, John Prior; Occupation: Pres. of Buganda; Date of Birth: 1908 - ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Was in Uganda / Buganda

Name: Bircherds, Kenneth Havelock; Occupation: Dir./ Benions and Purdy, Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1884 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Salisbury, S. Rhodesia

Name: Bird, Alan Carlos; Occupation: Farmer; Date of Birth: 1912 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kapsaburia, Londiani, Kenya

Name: Bird, Clarence August; Occupation: Chairman/ Rhod. Railways; Date of Birth: 1885 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Bulawayo, S. Rhodesia

Name: Bird, Cyril Handley; Occupation: Dir./ Kettles-Roy Tysons Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1896 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kampala, Uganda

Name: Bird, Edgar Clarence Frederick; Occupation: Comptroller; Date of Birth: 1886 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK

Name: Bireir, El Shazali El Sheikh; Occupation: Cultivator; Date of Birth: 1918 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Eastern Kordofan District, Sudan

Name: Birkby, Carel; Occupation: Man. Editor and Public Relations Officer; Date of Birth: n. d.

Name: Birkett, Rev. Frederic William; Occupation: Minister of Presbyterian Church; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Livingstone, N. Rhodesia

Name: Birkitt, Frank; Occupation: Asst. Controller/ Supplies Control Office; Date of Birth: 1885 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nairobi, Kenya

Name: Birks, Rev. Cyril Edmund; Occupation: Headmaster/ Kenton Coll., Nairobi; Date of Birth: 1901 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nairobi, Kenya

Name: Birney, Colonel C. F.; Occupation: Chmn./ Assam Rlys. and Trading Co., Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1878-1964; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Rusper, Sussex, UK

Name: Biron, M. C. E. P.; Occupation: Resident Magistrate; Date of Birth: 1909 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika Territory

Name: Bishop, Alexander; Occupation: Asst. Comptroller of Customs; Date of Birth: 1906 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Zanzibar

Name: Bishop, Fred; Occupation: Controller of Customs; Date of Birth: 1908 - ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Mombasa, Kenya

Name: Bisset, Charles Barron; Occupation: Dir./ Geological Survey; Date of Birth: 1900 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Entebbe, Uganda

Name: Black, Colin Lamont; Occupation: Public Relations Officer; Date of Birth: 1912 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: London, UK

Name: Black, Ian William Macleod Armstrong; Occupation: Chemist; Date of Birth: 1902 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Amani, Tanganyika Territory

Name: Black, James Gilbert; Occupation: Dept. Dir./ Veterinary Services; Date of Birth: 1913 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Mazabuka, N. Rhodesia

Name: Black, John Jamieson; Occupation: Senior Medical Officer; Date of Birth: 1898 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Entebbe, Uganda

Name: Blackaby, Ernest James; Occupation: Memb./ Colonial Service; Date of Birth: 1902 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tabora, Tanganyika Territory

Name: Blackall, Sir Henry William Butler; Occupation: Pres./ West African Court of Appeal; Date of Birth: 1889 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Accra, Gold Coast

Name: Blackbeard, Douglas Gordon; Occupation: Cashier; Date of Birth: 1896 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Bulawayo, S. Rhodesia

Name: Blackburn, Elisha; Occupation: Dir./ Selective Service System; Date of Birth: 1873 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Worthington, Ohio, USA

Name: Blackburn, Rev. Laurence; Occupation: Priest; Date of Birth: 1903 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kampala, Uganda

Name: Blackburn, Rt. Rev. Bishop of: see Askwith, Rt. Rev. …; Date of Birth: n. d.

Name: Blackburne, Sir Kenneth William; Occupation: Governor and C.-in-C./ Leeward Islands; Date of Birth: 1907 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Gratwicks Nr. Steyning, Sussex, UK

Name: Blackley, Travers Robert; Occupation: Brigadier; Date of Birth: 1899 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Fermoy, Cork, Ireland

Name: Blackwell, Ernest Edward Fitzroy; Occupation: Chmn, Gwelo Advisory Cttee.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Gwelo, S. Rhodesia

Name: Blackwell, John Sidney; Occupation: Chief Cypher Officer; Date of Birth: 1879 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Salisbury, S. Rhodesia

Name: Blackwood, Dr. Archibald McAlister; Occupation: S.M.O; Date of Birth: 1885 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Carluke, Lanarkshire (was in Tanganyika)

Name: Blackwood, Michael Hill; Occupation: Solicitor; Date of Birth: 1917 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Blantyre, Nyasaland

Name: Blad, Vernon Erik; Occupation: Labour Officer; Date of Birth: 1902 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Entebbe, Uganda

Name: Blair, Dyson Milroy; Occupation: Dir. of Preventive Services/ Dept. of Health; Date of Birth: 1907 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Salisbury,

Name: Blake, Frances James; Occupation: Man. Dir./ Riddoch Motors Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1904 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Arusha, Tanganyika Territory

Name: Blake, Johannes John; Occupation: Accountant; Date of Birth: 1889 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Eldoret, Kenya

Name: Blake, John Doudney; Occupation: Asst. Supt. of Police; Date of Birth: 1917 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika Territory

Name: Bland, Samuel Patrick; Occupation: Asst. Dir./ P.W.D.; Date of Birth: 1880 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Rockford, Brendon

Name: Blankenberg, Sir Reginald; Occupation: High Commissioner/ Union of South Africa; Date of Birth: 1876 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Umtali, S. Rhodesia

Name: Blaxland, Ronald William; Occupation: Senior Education Officer; Date of Birth: 1904 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika Territory

Name: Bleackley, Peter; Occupation: Commissioner/ Turks and Caieos Islands; Date of Birth: 1915 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Formerly Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika Territory

Name: Bledisloe, The Viscount (Sir Charles Bathurst); Occupation: Chmn./ Empire Canners' Council ; Date of Birth: 1867 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Lydney Park, Gloucestershire, UK

Name: Blencowe, Comm. Charles Bernard; Occupation: City Councillor/ Nairobi; Date of Birth: 1880 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nairobi, Kenya

Name: Blight, E. G.; Occupation: Chief Draughtsman; Date of Birth: 1895 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika Territory

Name: Block, Abraham Lazarus; Occupation: Dir./ Block Estates Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1885 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nairobi, Kenya

Name: Block, Jack; Occupation: Man. Dir./ Cord. Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1916 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nairobi, Kenya

Name: Blofield, Geoffrey Charles; Occupation: Civil Engineer ; Date of Birth: 1900 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nairobi, Kenya

Name: Blomfield, Douglas Miles; Occupation: Medical Officer; Date of Birth: 1910 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nairobi, Kenya

Name: Blomfield, H. Massie- : see Massie- Blomfield; Date of Birth: n. d.

Name: Blomfield, Richard B. Massie (-); Occupation: Asst. Editor/"Jambo"; Date of Birth: n. d . ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nakuru, Kenya

Name: Blomjous, Rt. Rev.Joseph John; Occupation: Bishop of Bubastis; Date of Birth: 1908 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Mwanza, Tanganyika Territory

Name: Blood, Rev. Canon Artur Gordon; Occupation: Editor/ "Central Africa"; Date of Birth: 1891 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Beckenham, Kent

Name: Bloomhill, Greta; Occupation: Writer; Date of Birth: 1897 - ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Bulawayo, S. Rhodesia

Name: Bloss, John Francis Escott; Occupation: Hon. Game Warden/ Sudan Govt.; Date of Birth: 1908 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Khartoum, Sudan

Name: Blowers, John Leonard; Occupation: Builder and Contractor; Date of Birth: 1906 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nairobi, Kenya

Name: Bloxam, Reginald James; Occupation: Sec./ Union Castle Mail Steamship Co., Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1909 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Sidcup, Kent, UK

Name: Blumberg, David Abraham; Occupation: Man. Dir./ D.A. Blumberg Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1880 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Bulawayo, S. Rhodesia

Name: Blumer, John A. C.; Occupation: Education Officer; Date of Birth: 1904 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Hamstall Ridware, Nr. Rugeley, Staffs., UK

Name: Blundell, Col. Michael; Occupation: Col./ Farmer; Date of Birth: 1907 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nakuru, Kenya

Name: Blunt, Commander David Enderby; Occupation: Comdr./ Farmer; Date of Birth: 1891 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Mombasa, Kenya

Name: Blunt, Denzil Layton; Occupation: Memb./ Central Angling Advisory Board, Kenya; Date of Birth: 1891 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Limuru, Kenya

Name: Blyth, Charles Wood; Occupation: Dir./ Rhodesian Preserving Co. Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1880 –; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Umtali, S. Rhodesia

Name: Board, Arthur John; Occupation: A.D.M.S.; Date of Birth: 1908 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Entebbe, Uganda

Name: Boardman, Neville Hayes; Occupation: Senior Veterinary Officer; Date of Birth: 1910 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Africa

Name: Boase, Alice Mary; Occupation: Pres./ Uganda Council of Women; Date of Birth: 1910 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kampala, Uganda

Name: Boase, Arthur Joseph; Occupation: Ophthalmic Specialist; Date of Birth: 1901 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kampala, Uganda

Name: Bodilly, ?; Occupation: Judge/ Blue Nile Province; Date of Birth: 1913 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Khartoum, Sudan; Penzance, Cornwall, UK

Name: Bodkin, Gilbert Edwin; Occupation: Registrar of Co-operative Societies; Date of Birth: 1886 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: St. Louis, Mauritius

Name: Bodley, A. S.; Occupation: Resident Magistrate; Date of Birth: 1907 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Jesselton, N. Borneo (was in Tanganyika)

Name: Boedeker, Henry Harvey Sutherland; Occupation: Memb./ Executive of Kabete-Kikuyu Settlers' Assoc.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kabete, Kenya

Name: Boggie, Jeannie Marr; Occupation: Farmer; Date of Birth: 1876 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Gwelo, S. Rhodesia

Name: Boise, C. W.; Occupation: Dir./ Selection Trust; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Mufulira, N. Rhodesia

Name: Boisen, Dorothy Mary; Occupation: Memb./ Moravian Mission Hospital; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Sikonge nr. Tabora, Tanganyika Territory

Name: Bolt, David Dingley; Occupation: Admin./ Nyasaland; Date of Birth: 1918 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Cambridge, UK; Nyasaland

Name: Boltt, Charles Richard; Occupation: Farmer; Date of Birth: 1916 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Beatrice, S. Rhodesia

Name: Bolus, Rev. Edward John; Occupation: Vicar

Name: Bompas, George Gwinnett; Occupation: Superintending Engineer; Date of Birth: 1901 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nairobi, Kenya

Name: Bond, Brian Willoughby; Occupation: Keeper/ Dept. of Geology, National Museum, S.R.; Date of Birth: 1894 - ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Farragh, Longford, Ireland (was in Kenya)

Name: Bond, Geoffrey; Occupation: District Officer; Date of Birth: 1912 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Bulawayo, S. Rhodesia

Name: Bond, Margaret Hester; Occupation: Missionary Nursing Sister; Date of Birth: 1905 - ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kampala, Uganda

Name: Bond, William Elmhirst Tucker; Occupation: Agronomist/ Overseas Food Corporation; Date of Birth: 1911 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Wimbledon (was in Tanganyika)

Name: Bond, William Ralph Garneys; Occupation: High Sheriff; Date of Birth: 1880 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Dorchester, Dorset, UK

Name: Bone, C. H.; Occupation: Medical Instructor; Date of Birth: 1906 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika Territory

Name: Bone, Richard; Occupation: District Officer; Date of Birth: 1906 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika Territory

Name: Bones, James Robert; Occupation: Memb./ Cttee., S. Rhodesia Artillery Assoc.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Salisbury, S. Rhodesia

Name: Bonham - Carter, Sir Edgar; Occupation: Chmn./ British Sch. of Archaeology, Iraq; Date of Birth: 1870 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Alton, Hantsh., UK

Name: Bonomy, Rev. William; Occupation: Missionary/ Church of Scotland, Chitambo Mission; Date of Birth: 1922 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kapiri Mposhi, S. Rhodesia

Name: Bonthron, Margaret; Occupation: Matron-in-Chief; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Entebbe, Uganda

Name: Booth, Arthur John; Occupation: Lieut.; Date of Birth: 1891 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Deganwy, N. Wales, UK

Name: Booth, John Edwin Piercy; Occupation: Agric. Officer; Date of Birth: 1907 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nairobi, Kenya

Name: Borcherds, Kenneth Havelock; Occupation: Civil Servant; Date of Birth: 1884 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Salisbury, S. Rhodesia

Name: Borer, Leslie Archibald; Occupation: Man./ Barclays Bank; Date of Birth: 1901 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Carshalton Beeches, Surrey, UK

Name: Borissow, Arthur Herbert; Occupation: Proprietor/ Lion Cub Hotel; Date of Birth: 1908 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Moshi, Tanganyika Territory

Name: Borland, Andrew James; Occupation: Postmaster-General; Date of Birth: 1897 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Accra, Gold Coast

Name: Borley, H. John H.; Occupation: Dir./ Game, Fish and Tsetse Control, Blantyre; Date of Birth: 1908 - ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Blantyre, Nyasaland

Name: Borough - Copley, Geoffrey; Occupation: Dir./ Public Works Dept. North Borneo; Date of Birth: 1914 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: North Borneo

Name: Borradaile, Arthur Basil Collingdale; Occupation: Mine Captain; Date of Birth: 1917 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Gatooma, S. Rhodesia

Name: Borthwick, John Innes Grant; Occupation: Regional Finance Dir./ Colonial Development Corp. (Central Africa) Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1907 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Zomba, Nyasaland

Name: Borwick, George Lloyd Mortimer; Occupation: Chmn./ Coffee Labour Recruiting Organisation, Kenya; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Ruiru, Kenya

Name: Bosanquet, Nicolas Conynghame Symonds; Occupation: Company Director; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: London, UK

Name: Boscawen, Lieut.- Col. Mildmay Thomas; Occupation: Lt.-Col./ Sisal Grower; Date of Birth: 1892 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanga, Tanganyika Territory

Name: Bosman, Ferdinand Hugo; Occupation: Dir. of Agriculture; Date of Birth: 1898 - ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Bechuanaland Protectorate

Name: Bostock, The Ven. Peter Geoffrey; Occupation: Bishops' Commissary; Date of Birth: 1911 - ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nairobi, Kenya

Name: Bosworth, William Joseph Sidney; Occupation: Dir./ Kitwe Club, Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1910 - ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kitwe, N. Rhodesia

Name: Botha, Rev. Hendrik; Occupation: Minister of D.R. Church, Gwelo; Date of Birth: 1909 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Gwelo, S. Rhodesia

Name: Bott, Charles Arden; Occupation: Gen.-Man./ Rhodesian Vanadium Corp.; Date of Birth: 1904 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Salisbury, S. Rhodesia

Name: Bott, James Gilbert; Occupation: Postmaster General; Date of Birth: 1886 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Salisbury, S. Rhodesia

Name: Bottomley, Arthur George; Occupation: Sec. for Overseas Trade; Date of Birth: 1907 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: London, UK

Name: Bottomley, Rev. Arthur Philip; Occupation: Headmaster; Date of Birth: 1904 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Mbale, Uganda

Name: Bottomley, Sir (William) Cecil; Occupation: Senior Agent for the Colonies; Date of Birth: 1878-1954; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Cambridge, UK

Name: Boulderson, George Henry Carne; Occupation: Resident Magistrate; Date of Birth: 1889 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Mombasa, Kenya

Name: Boulle, Maurice; Occupation: Treasury Accountant; Date of Birth: 1908 -

Name: Boultbee, W. D. M.; Occupation: Farmer; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Beatrice, S. Rhodesia

Name: Bourdillon, Bernard Henry; Occupation: Governor of Nigeria

Name: Bourdillon, Dorothy Gladys; Occupation: Civilian Nursing; Date of Birth: 1888 - ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kitale, Kenya

Name: Bourdillon, Francis Henry; Occupation: Farmer; Date of Birth: 1896 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kitale, Kenya

Name: Bourdillon, Henry Townsend; Occupation: Asst. Sec./ Colonial Office; Date of Birth: 1913 -

Name: Bourdillon, Marjorie Caroline Agnes; Occupation: Practising in Salisbury S. Rhod.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Salisbury, S. Rhodesia

Name: Bourdillon, Theodore Edmund; Occupation: Chief Engineer; Date of Birth: 1894 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Bulawayo, S. Rhodesia

Name: Bourdillon, Thomas Edmund; Occupation: Chairman/ Rhod. National Farmers' Union; Date of Birth: 1890 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Shangani, S. Rhodesia

Name: Bourdillon, Violet Grace; Occupation: Wife of Sir Bernard Henry Bourdillon; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Midhurst, Sussex, UK

Name: Bourgaize, Rev. Wilfred; Occupation: Supt. Mtoko Mission, Mtoko; Date of Birth: 1886 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Mtoko, S. Rhodesia

Name: Bourke, P. J.; Occupation: Puisne Judge; Date of Birth: 1906 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nairobi, Kenya

Name: Bourke, Patrick John; Occupation: Medical Officer; Date of Birth: 1903 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Zomba, Nyasaland

Name: Bourne, J. P.; Occupation: Commandant, Special Constabulary; Date of Birth: 1907 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kampala, Uganda

Name: Bourne, Leonard Percival Spencer; Occupation: Dir./ Gray, Dawes and Co., Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1894 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: London, UK

Name: Bourne, Selwyn Percival; Occupation: District Commissioner; Date of Birth: 1915 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Gwembe, Chisekesi, N. Rhodesia

Name: Bousfield, D. C.; Occupation: Memb./ Kenya Game Dept.; Date of Birth: 1922 - ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nairobi, Kenya

Name: Boustead, Col. John Edmund Hugh; Occupation: District Commissioner; Date of Birth: 1895 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Zalingei, Darfur Province, Sudan

Name: Bouwer, William Abraham Christiaan; Occupation: Farmer; Date of Birth: 1894 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Eldoret, Kenya

Name: Bovill, Edward William; Occupation: Managing Agent; Date of Birth: 1892 -; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Harlow, Essex

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: Bentley - Bovill

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