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Name: HANDLEY, Charles Beverly Croft
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1907 Hackney
Death Date: 18 Apr 1966 Scotland, fell while mountaineering
First Date: 1928
Profession: Agricultural Dept.; company director at time of marriage
Area: Nairobi
Married: In London 29 Apr 1933 Nora Frances 'Fanny' Pollock Williams b. 22 Apr 1906, d. 14 Sep 1972 Diss, Norfolk
Children: Mary Caroline (1938)
Book Reference: Red 31, Dominion, Sunman, Obituary
School: Charterhouse, Wye College BSc Agriculture
General Information:
Dominion - Agricultural Department - Assistant Agricultural Officer - 1930
Sunman - Left Agric. Service 1931
Obituary - Alpine Club - Handley was educated at Charterhouse and Wye College, and became an Agricultural Officer in North Kenya. His first alpine season was in 1921, in the Diablerets region, but, except for an ascent of Titlis in January 1928, he did not commence regular ski-mountaineering in the Alps until 1935. Although he had at an early age acquired a flying licence, when the war of 1939-45 started he went into the Army (Rifle Brigade) and specialised in mountain warfare ……… {more on mountaineering}
He had been brought up in East Anglia and in 1960 he returned there to farm. He was married in 1933 and had one daughter. ………. {more}
Web - RAC Rally 1932 in an Alvis
Gazette - 27/3/1928 - Arrived on 1st Appointment - Asst. Agricultural Officer - C.R.C. Handley
1939 England and Wales Register living with wife in East Barnet, Herts., as managing director, catering co.