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Name: TWOHEY, John Terrance
Nee: son of Albert Edward Twohey
Birth Date: 7 Feb 1916 Plymouth
Death Date: 11 Oct 1998 Eastbourne
First Date: 1916
Profession: Traffic Apprentice EAR&H 1932; Clerk 1938; Station Master 1942; Goods Agent 1954; Asst. Traffic Supt. 1962
Area: Ruaraka
Married: 1940 Naomi 'Bubbles' Elliott b. 24.7.1920 (dau. of Henry Elliott)
Children: Christopher Robin (1942-20 Apr 1955 Nairobi, murdered by the Mau Mau)
Book Reference: Colonial, Red 22, Harmony
School: Prince of Wales School, Nairobi
General Information:
Red 22 - J. Twohey, Londiani
Member of Lodge Harmony - Initiated 7/9/42, age 26, Asst. Station Manager, Nairobi, born 7/2/16 - John Terrance Twomey
Gazette 28 June 1955 wanted probate for Christopher Robin Twohey who d. 20 April 1955 Ruaraka
FindaGrave Christopher Robin Twohey Birth 1942 Death 20 Apr 1955 (aged 12–13) Burial City Park Cemetery Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya Plot Section: 16 Lot: 5 Memorial ID 218792759 Inscription: in proud / and loving memory of / two innocent victims / murdered by Mau Mau / on 20 April 1955 / Geoffrey Danby / aged 15 years / and his friend / Christopher Robin Twohey / aged 13 years / suffer little children / to come unto me
Eric Griffith-Jones papers, Bodleian Library Mss Afr.s.1554 Christopher Twohey and Geoffrey Danby lived on a farm on the Nairobi-Thika Road and went to shoot birds. The two boys came upon a gang hiding in the bush and were surrounded and brutally murdered and robbed of all they possessed. Danby, the elder, was left naked and the younger one was clothed in vest and underpants only. Danby's air gun and shirt were taken away. Twelve accused; nine were hanged and three detained during the governor's pleasure. One of them was arrested wearing Twohey's shirt.