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Name: CRISP, Arthur Frederick (Major)

Nee: bro of Herbert John Crisp

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1894 Dagenham

Death Date: 28 April 1949 Nairobi

First Date: 1913

Profession: On the formation of the African Mercantile Co. Ltd., in 1915 he joined the staff as manager of the Zanzibar Branch, and only 8 years after was appointed general manager of the Company in EA, with his headquarters in Mombasa

Area: Mombasa, Zanzibar, 1930 c/o African Mercantile Co., Nairobi

Married: In Zanzibar 11 Mar 1922 Gertrude Elizabeth Lewis b. 21 May 1889, d. 23 Nov 1983 Cosham, Portsmouth

Children: Margaret Louise (1926)

Book Reference: Gillett, Golf, Red 25, Red 31, Macmillan, Red 22

General Information:

He was a past President of the Mombasa Chamber of Commerce and the Zanzibar Chamber of Commerce, was on the Mombasa Harbour Advisory Board and was a member of the Mombasa Municipal Board for many years. He was a keen golfer and tennis player. Captain of Mombasa GC in 1938
Macmillan - 1930 - General Manager, The African Mercantile Co. Ltd., Mombasa
Gazette, 6 Dec 1938 Msa Voters List
Gazette 17 May 1949 probate

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