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Biographical entries for an unpublished 'East African and Rhodesian Who's Who' compiled by Ferdinand Stephen Joelson: Raath - Reiff

MSS. Afr. s. 2365/60

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Title

Biographical entries for an unpublished 'East African and Rhodesian Who's Who' compiled by Ferdinand Stephen Joelson: Raath - Reiff

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MSS. Afr. s. 2365/60

Summary

Name: Raath, Stafford Arnold; Occupation: Farmer; Date of Birth: 1920; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Rabie, Z. J.; Occupation: c/o Office of S. A. High Commissioner; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Rabinowitz, I.; Occupation: Dir., Wright's Ltd.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Rabinowitz, S.; Occupation: Mem., Chamber of Industries; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Rabinowitz, T.; Occupation: Founder of Wright's Ltd.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Rabinson, Philip; Occupation: Owner, Rabinson's Service Centre; Date of Birth: 1892; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Bulawayo

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

Name: Radcliffe, Eric Joshua; Occupation: Mem., Pyrethrum Agric. Research; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Radford, G. A. H.; Occupation: c/o Trades & Labour Council; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Rae, Alexander Montgomery Wilson; Occupation: Dep. Chief Medical Officer; Date of Birth: 1896; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Gambia; Sierra Leone; Nigeria

Name: Rae, Donald William Burnett; Occupation: Dir., Civil Aviation; Date of Birth: 1915; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Rae - Smith, Alan; Occupation: Chartered Accountant; Date of Birth: 1885; Address at time of submitting biographical data: England

Name: Raffin, D. C. S.; Occupation: Dir., London & Blantyre Supply Co.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: England

Name: Ragsdale, John; Occupation: Asst. Superintendent; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: USA;?

Name: Rahal, Nowai Mohammed; Occupation: Sudan Leg. Council; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Sudan

Name: Rai, Sardar Lal Gunpat; Occupation: Dir., Elephant Soap Factory; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Railton, Frank Allan; Occupation: Resident Engineer; Date of Birth: 1905; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Railton, R. ; Occupation: Lt. - Col.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Rainey, Reginald Charles; Occupation: Dir., Desert Locust Survey; Date of Birth: 1913; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Transvaal; Madagascar

Name: Rainsford, R. C.; Occupation: c/o Medical Dept.; Date of Birth: 1904; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda; Zanzibar

Name: Raisman, Abraham Jeremy; Occupation: Public Works Loan Bd.; Date of Birth: 1892; Address at time of submitting biographical data: India; S. Rhodesia

Name: Raitt, William Cyril Samuel; Occupation: Missionary; Date of Birth: 1903; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika; Kenya

Name: Ralph, J. M.; Occupation: c/o Police Dept.; Date of Birth: 1909; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Ralston, John Alexander; Occupation: Brig.; Date of Birth: 1900; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Ralston, L. Muriel; Occupation: M. B. E.; Date of Birth: 1902; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Ralston, William ; Occupation: Asst. Chief Govt. Engineer; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Ralston, William Henry; Occupation: Dir., Motapa Gold Mining Co.; Date of Birth: 1893; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Ram, Chunilal Kirpa; Occupation: c/o Town Clerk; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Ram, Daulat; Occupation: Headmaster; Date of Birth: 1908; Address at time of submitting biographical data: India; Uganda

Name: Ram, Telu; Occupation: Foreman; Date of Birth: 1911; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya; India

Name: Ramadhani, Francis; Occupation: Staff Grade Clerk; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Ramage, Richard Ogilvy; Occupation: Chair., Public Services Commission; Date of Birth: 1896; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda; Mauritius; Nigeria

Name: Ramli, Serur Mohammed; Occupation: Sudan Leg. Council; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Sudan

Name: Rammell, James Cuthbert; Occupation: Conservator of Forests; Date of Birth: 1895; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Rampley, William Joseph; Occupation: Missionary; Date of Birth: 1882; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Ramsay, Alexander Robert; Occupation: Tea Planter; Date of Birth: 1910; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Ramsay, David Malcolm; Occupation: Tea Planter; Date of Birth: 1924; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Ramsay, Douglas Monro; Occupation: King's Bodyguard; Date of Birth: 1878; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Ramsay, George Ernest; Occupation: Dir., Gailey & Roberts Ltd.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Ramsay, Gordon Horwood; Occupation: Mine Owner; Date of Birth: 1886; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Ramsay, Graham Colville; Occupation: Dep. Dir., Ross Inst. Of Tropical Hygiene; Date of Birth: 1889; Address at time of submitting biographical data: India; Syria

Name: Ramsay, J. C.; Occupation: Ex. Engineer; Date of Birth: 1914; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Ramsay, Norman; Occupation: Electricity Supply Co.; Date of Birth: n. .d.; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Ramsay, Norman James Gemmil; Occupation: Admin. - Gen.; Date of Birth: 1916; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Ramsbotham, Wilfrid Hubert; Occupation: Colonel; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: England

Name: Ramsden, C. F. I.; Occupation: Dir., Federation of British Industries; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: ?

Name: Ramsden, William Havelock; Occupation: Major - General; Date of Birth: 1888; Address at time of submitting biographical data: India; Sudan

Name: Ramsey, Norman; Occupation: c/o Town Clerk; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Rana, Mohamed Ali; Occupation: Medical Practitioner; Date of Birth: 1896; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya; Zanzibar

Name: Rance, H. D. H.; Occupation: c/o Secretariat; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Rance, Henry John; Occupation: Health Inspector; Date of Birth: 1889; Address at time of submitting biographical data: ?

Name: Ranchodlal, Chinubhai Madhowlal; Occupation: Sir ?; Date of Birth: 1906; Address at time of submitting biographical data: India

Name: Randall, A. L.; Occupation: Major ; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Randall, J. B.; Occupation: c/o Veterinary Dept.; Date of Birth: 1913; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda

Name: Randall, J. H. R.; Occupation: Lt. - Col.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Randall -Master, James ; Occupation: E. A. Shakespeare Festival; Date of Birth: 1898; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Raner, H. ; Occupation: c/o Messrs. H. Figov Ltd.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Rangeley, H.; Occupation: Labour Officer; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Rangeley, W. H. J.; Occupation: c/o Secretariat; Date of Birth: 1909; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nyasaland

Name: Rankine, John Dalzell; Occupation: Chief Secretary; Date of Birth: 1907; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Zanzibar; Kenya

Name: Rankine, Richard Sims Donkin; Occupation: Col. Official; Date of Birth: 1875; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda; Nyasaland; Zanzibar

Name: Rannat, Abu; Occupation: Judge; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Sudan

Name: Ransford, Oliver Neil; Occupation: Medical Practitioner; Date of Birth: 1914; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Raper, Alan Boynton; Occupation: Senior Pathologist; Date of Birth: 1908; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda

Name: Raper, Frederick; Occupation: ?; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: ?

Name: Rapp, Thomas Cecil; Occupation: c/o Foreign Office; Date of Birth: 1893; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Egypt; Mexico; Greece

Name: Rassool, R. S.; Occupation: Res. Magistrate; Date of Birth: 1906; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda

Name: Ratcliff, Arthur; Occupation: Town Clerk; Date of Birth: 1912; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Ratcliff, J. W.; Occupation: Dir., J. W. Milligan & Co.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Ratcliffe, Benjamin James; Occupation: Sec., Inter - Territorial Language Cttee.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Rathbone, John Silvanus; Occupation: Chair & Editor, Sunday Post; Date of Birth: 1878; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Rattansi, Jaferali Gulamsein; Occupation: Dir., Southern Highlands Corp.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Rattray, George Balharrie; Occupation: Agric. Officer; Date of Birth: 1921; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya; Trinidad

Name: Rattray, Peter Hugh; Occupation: Major; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Ratzeburgh, Frank Henry; Occupation: Surveyor; Date of Birth: 1920; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya; Ethiopia

Name: Raval, D. J.; Occupation: Mem., Cinema Licensing Board; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda

Name: Rawlins, Arthur; Occupation: Dir., H. R. Mansfield Ltd.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: England

Name: Rawlins, Charles Victor; Occupation: Dir., Bullows & Roy Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1891; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Rawlins, Colin Guy Champton; Occupation: District Officer; Date of Birth: 1919; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Rawlins, Dennis Bernard Wilton; Occupation: Major; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Rawnsley, William Baden; Occupation: Reverend; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika; Zanzibar

Name: Rawson, Gardiner; Occupation: Major; Date of Birth: 1920; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Rawson, O. C.; Occupation: Tobacco Research; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Rawstorne, Cyril H. James; Occupation: Admin. Office; Date of Birth: 1901; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Ray, Mervyn Swire; Occupation: Farmer; Date of Birth: 1890; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Raymond, Gordon Waller; Occupation: Mgr., T. Cook & Son; Date of Birth: 1907; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Raymond, Leonard Williams; Occupation: c/o Secretariat; Date of Birth: 1892; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Zanzibar

Name: Raymond, Walter Desmond; Occupation: Col. Products Advisory Bureau; Date of Birth: 1901; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Rayner, Eileen Mervyn; Occupation: Councillor; Date of Birth: 1915; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Rayner, Ronald William; Occupation: Plant Pathologist; Date of Birth: 1914; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Rayner, William Noel; Occupation: Mgr., Arbuthnot & Latham Co.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: London

Name: Raynor, W. B. G.; Occupation: Admin. Cadet; Date of Birth: 1922; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Read, John Gordon; Occupation: Chief Superv. Of Census; Date of Birth: 1886; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Read, Margaret Helen; Occupation: Newnham Coll.; Date of Birth: 1889; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia; Nyasaland

Name: Read, William; Occupation: Mgr., Dalgety & Co.; Date of Birth: 1893; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Reade, Arthur Essex Edgeworth; Occupation: Resident Magistrate; Date of Birth: 1902; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Ready, David Philip; Occupation: Mgr., Mawingo Hotel; Date of Birth: 1922; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya; Canada; India

Name: Ready, Nigel Tobin; Occupation: Owner of modern brick factory; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Real, J. J.; Occupation: Land Officer; Date of Birth: 1898; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Redfearn, Cyril ; Occupation: Mem. Coffee Board; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Redfern, Arthur Shuldham; Occupation: Dir., Commonwealth Dept.; Date of Birth: 1895; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Sudan; Canada

Name: Redfern, Arthur William; Occupation: Colonial Official; Date of Birth: 1876; Address at time of submitting biographical data: India; S. Rhodesia

Name: Redhead, Cyril Howard; Occupation: Headmaster; Date of Birth: 1898; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Redman, J.; Occupation: Asst. Commissioner of Prisons; Date of Birth: 1904; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda

Name: Redman, Noel Vernon; Occupation: Sec., Inter - Territorial Language Cttee.; Date of Birth: 1921; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Africa

Name: Redman, Richard Henry; Occupation: Dep. City Electrical Engineer; Date of Birth: 1908; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Redrup, Sidney Aston; Occupation: Mechanical Engineer; Date of Birth: 1902; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Reece, Alys; Occupation: Wife of Gerald Reece; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Somaliland

Name: Reece, Clifford Mansell; Occupation: Legal Dept.; Date of Birth: 1894; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda; Zanzibar

Name: Reece, Dorothy Mary; Occupation: Moravian Mission Hospital; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Reece, Gerald; Occupation: Governor of Somaliland Protectorate; Date of Birth: 1897; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya; Somaliland; Ethiopia

Name: Reece, Leslie Gordon; Occupation: Official, E. A. Railways; Date of Birth: 1914; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Reed, E.; Occupation: Accountant; Date of Birth: 1895; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nyasaland

Name: Reed, George - Cuthbert; Occupation: Sec., E. A. Power & Lighting; Date of Birth: 1904; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Reedman, Harry; Occupation: Dir., Reedman & Partners Co.; Date of Birth: 1908; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Rees, Milsom; Occupation: Chair., Jones Bros.; Date of Birth: 1866; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Central Africa

Name: Rees, O. M.; Occupation: c/o E. African Professional Hunter's Assoc.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Reesinck, John Peter; Occupation: Reverend; Date of Birth: 1881; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Upper Nile

Name: Reeve, E. E.; Occupation: c/o Kettles - Roy & Tysons; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Reeve, Wilfred Douglas; Occupation: Dir., Inspection - Central Board of Revenue; Date of Birth: 1895; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Reeve, William Henry; Occupation: Chief Geologist; Date of Birth: 1906; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Reeve - Johnson, D. ; Occupation: c/o Bulawayo Hunt Club; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Reeves, W. G.; Occupation: District Officer; Date of Birth: 1906; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Reford, John Hope; Occupation: Ships Surgeon; Date of Birth: 1873; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda; Falklands

Name: Rehemtulla, Ahmed; Occupation: c/o Ismailia Trading Corp.; Date of Birth: 1894; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Zanzibar; Tanganyika

Name: Reid, Charles Barrington; Occupation: Medical Service; Date of Birth: 1892; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Reid , Eric; Occupation: Civil Servant; Date of Birth: 1886; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya; Ceylon; India

Name: Reid, Frederick; Occupation: Asst. Mgr., City Club; Date of Birth: 1887; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Reid, George Ranald Mcfarlane; Occupation: Air Vice - Marshal; Date of Birth: 1893; Address at time of submitting biographical data: W. Africa

Name: Reid, John W.; Occupation: Livestock & General Auctioneer; Date of Birth: 1894; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Reid, Leslie ; Occupation: Asst. UK Trade Commissioner; Date of Birth: 1919; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nyasaland; S. & N. Rhodesia

Name: Reid, Niel Richard; Occupation: c/o Veterinary Dept.; Date of Birth: 1906; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Reid, Noel Spence; Occupation: Lt. - Col.; Date of Birth: 1892; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Reid, Robert Niel; Occupation: Dir., National Bank of India; Date of Birth: 1883; Address at time of submitting biographical data: India; Bengal

Name: Reid, Roderick Gordon; Occupation: o/c Lusaka Electricity & Water Undertakings; Date of Birth: 1908; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Africa

Name: Reid, Thomas ; Occupation: Chair., League of Nations Commission on Sanjak of Alexandretta; Date of Birth: 1881; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Ceylon

Name: Reiff, J.; Occupation: c/o Town Clerk; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

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: Raath - Reiff

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