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Name: GHERSIE, Maurice William OBE
Nee: bro of Stanley George Ghersie
Birth Date: 28 Nov 1888 London, bapt 23 Dec 1888 as Maurizio William Ghersi
Death Date: 2.5.1954 Samford, Suffolk
First Date: 1922
Profession: Accountant; East Africa High Commission
Area: Eldoret
Married: Irene Dorothy b. 1900 d. Felixstowe
Children: Peter (1924); John Stanley (30 Oct 1925 Eldoret-13 Apr 1947 Dar es Salaam), Victor S. (1923)
Book Reference: KFA, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Colonial, EA & Rhodesia, Barnes, Macmillan
School: Roan Grammar School, Greenwich
General Information:
Red 25 - Vice-President, Uasin Gishu Gymkhana Club, Eldoret. Accountant.
Colonial - Asst. Mil. Audr. EA 1914-18; Dep. Price Controller Kenya 1940; EAP & SC 1943; Dir. Produce disposal 1946; EA & Ken. Jute Controller July 1948
East Africa & Rhodesia - 20/5/54 - Mr Maurice William Ghersie, who has died suddenly in Felixstowe, Suffolk, was at one time Director of Produce Disposal for the East Africa Production and Supply Council and chairman of the East African War Supplies Board, for which services he was made OBE. For years he practised in Eldoret as an accountant. A brother of Mr Stanley Ghersie, MLC, he leaves a widow and a son.
Barnes - Founder Member of Lodge Ruiru by reason of their contributions to the formation of the Lodge. However, never became a member
Macmillan 1930 - Eldoret Flour Mills Ltd. - The business now carried on under the name of Eldoret Flour Mills Ltd. Was started in 1921 under the style of the Blue Rock Mill Ltd. which through successive changes in the ownership was altered first to the Eureka Flour Mills then to the Eldoret Flour Mills and finally to its present form in 1925 when the concern, which had been unfortunate in its management, was taken over by Mr M. W. Ghersi, a prominent local business man and Mr C. A. Wright long experienced in connection with general mechanics etc. Under the direction of these 2 enterprising gentlemen the undertaking became successful. Eventually Mr Ghersi sold his interest to the present company, comprising Sir Neville Pearson Bart., Messrs H.C. Bibby and A.C. Hoey with Mr Wright as Managing Director and Mr J. Skelly as Assistant Manager. The Sales Manager is Mr A. E. Wright son of Mr C. A. Wright.
KFA - Leading member of syndicate who set up the Blue Rock Flour Mills in Eldoret in the mid 20s.
Red 25 - Nandi Trading Syndicate, Turbo Valley. Secretary, Committee, European Hospital, Eldoret. Pres. Eldoret Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture
Gazette - 27/2/1924 - Electoral Register - Ghersi, Maurice William, Certified Accountant, Eldoret
Gazette 6 Dec 1938 Uasin Gishu Voters Roll
Name often spelt Ghersi or Gherse