East Africa & Rhodesia - 22/4/54 - Mr Stanley Hensleigh Walter, 52, a farm manager of Kijabe, has been made an Additional Member of the Civil Division of the Order of the British Empire. The citation reads - 'Mr Walter, accompanied by 3 Masai herdsmen, encountered a gang of 8 Africans armed with home-made firearms and simis (swords). Mr Walter, himself unarmed, faced the terrorists, and, by pretending that he had a weapon, succeeded in capturing and disarming 7 members of the gang. They were subsequently interrogated and gave information which resulted in the arrest of 6 more terrorists and the recovery of 4 more home-made firearms. Mr Walter by his presence of mind and courage, was directly responsible for the capture of 13 terrorists.

Gazette 14 Apr 1978 probate