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Name: MAXSTED, Philip Temple Sperling (Capt.)
Nee: bro of Hugh Rochfort Maxsted
Birth Date: 31.5.1873 Hessle, Yorks.
Death Date: 4.9.1937 Mengo, Uganda
Nationality: British
First Date: 1898
Last Date: 1904
Profession: Appt. Asst. Collector EAP 16/12/1897; Taveta June 1899; in charge at Taveta March 1900; Appt. Collector 1/5/1903
Area: Taveta, 1903 Mumias
Book Reference: North, Curtis, Red 22, EAHB 1906, EAHB 1904
War Service: 3rd East York Regt.
School: Rugby and Military College, Oxford
General Information:
Curtis - p. 25 - ....... We ought to get to Taveta tomorrow. Mr Maxsted, the Commissioner there, has written to us several times, giving us a very warm welcome. Taveta, July 6th 1899 - This place is quite fascinating and Captain Maxsted the best of hosts. He is building himself such a jolly little house, which is far enough advanced to house us. The only other European in the place is the Missionary, Mr McGregor, and he is very ill with inflammation of the lungs.
Capt. Maxsted combines the offices of Judge, Doctor, Commander of the Forces, Organist in Church, Postmaster and everything else in the village. He is a regular little king here. Every morning after breakfast all his out-patients arrange themselves in front of his verandah. ......... It was strange after 6 days' march and hardly meeting a soul to come on this place with its three or four thousand inhabitants, with its church, printing office, store and even a parish magazine. ..…
Red 22 - Capt. Maxsted, Rockfort Est., Jinja, Uganda
North - From Hessle, Yorkshire; Collector at Taveta Feb 1900; Seconded for service in SA 5-3-1900 - 10-3-1903; re-appointed as Collector EAP 10-3-1904; Has had several epileptic seizures, should not return to EA Medical Report 17-3-1904; resigned 9-4-1904
EAHB 1904 - entered 3rd Batt. East Yorkshire Regt. Aug 1892; Captain July 1897; Assistant District Officer, EA Protectorate Dec 10 1897; seconded March 1900; South Africa, March 1900 to April 1902; Queen's SA medal, 3 clasps; King's SA medal, 2 clasps; Collector, EA Protectorate March 10 1903
EAHB 1905 - Officer of IBEA Co. who served in EA as Collector - left the service in 1904