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Name: CRAWSHAY, Richard Wood (Lieut.)

Birth Date: 29 June 1860 Scole, Norfolk

Death Date: 29 June 1922 Depwade, Norfolk

Nationality: British

First Date: 1897

Last Date: 1900

Profession: Game warden

Area: Kitui

Married: In Southwark 24 May 1891 Augusta Jane Boddam b. 6 Aug 1866 Hazareebagh, Bengal, d. 25 May 1945 Wonersh

Children: Frederick Hungerford Baird (30 May 1895 Scole); Eric (1896 Scole)

Book Reference: Ainsworth, EAHB 1905, North, EAHB 1906, Fight, EAHB 1904, Chandler

War Service: Royal Inniskillen Regt.

General Information:

Fight -   in 1900 with the appointment of Richard Crawshay as temporary Game Warden in British East Africa; he held the position well into 1901. With the departure of Crawshay, (Arthur) Blayney Percival was appointed as the Protectorate's first Official Game Ranger …….
North - Formerly Dragoon Guards; appt. Asst. Collector EAP 14-6-1897; dep. Mombasa for Zanzibar on 6 months' leave 29-5-1900; Joined troops in SA during leave & seconded from EAP; end of appt. 12-10-1900
Ainsworth - relieved C.R.W. Lane as Asst. Collector Kitui in 1898.
EAHB 1905 - Officer of IBEA Co. who served in EA as Assistant Collector - resigned from the service.
North - Kikuyu June 1899, Nairobi Dec 1899; In charge of Railhead Police Post Feb 1900
Nat Probate Calendar

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