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Name: THURSTAN, Charles Norman

Birth Date: 5 Mar 1912 Ivybridge, Devon

Death Date: 10 Sep 2003 Paignton, Devon

First Date: 1936

Profession: Shell Co.

Area: 1936 (Kisumu), 1943 (Nakuru), 1948 (Kiambu, Nairobi), 1961 (Mombasa)

Married: In Nakuru 23 Mar 1943 Margaret Alison MacAlister MacKay b. 13 Mar 1920 Glasgow, d. 17 Aug 2007 (dau. of James MacKay OBE)

Children: Jill Margaret (Hunt) (16 Sep 1946 Nakuru); Diana Alison (Henry) (25 Jan 1949 Nairobi; Richard James Paget (25 Jan 1949 Nairobi)

Book Reference: Sitrep 2, Hut, Jambo, Telegraph

General Information:

Shell Co. Kenya 1936-63
One of the original '500' men in the Kenya Regt. in 1937. (KR 116).
1963 - returned to Paignton, Devon
Info from son Richard

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