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Name: GUEST, Frederick Edward 'Freddie' PC, CBE, DSO, MP (Captain), Rt. Hon.
Nee: Winston Churchill's cousin, 3rd son of 1st Baron Wimborne
Birth Date: 14 June 1875 Westminster
Death Date: 28 Apr 1937 Sunbury, Surrey
Profession: First Air Minister for England and owned land at Nanyuki
Area: Nanyuki
Married: In London 1905 Amelia 'Amy' F. Phipps b. 7.12.1872 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, d. 7 10.1959 Prangins, Vaud, Switzerland
Children: Winston Frederick Churchill (20 May 1906 Wandsworth, London-25 Oct 1982 New York); Raymond Richard (1907-1991); Diana Henrietta Cornelia (Manning) (1909-1994)
Book Reference: Markham, Debrett, DSO, Burke, First Wheel, Aschan, Wikipedia
War Service: Capt. 1st Life Guards, Nile Expdn 1899 (despatches), Boer War 1901-02, WW1
School: Winchester
General Information:
Debrett - White Nile 1900 (despatches, medal), S. Africa 1901-2 (Queen's medal with 5 clasps) European War 1914-17 as an Extra ADC to Com-in-Ch. in France and afterwards in G. East Africa (DSO, despatches, Legion of Honour) - [political history] - DSO - Capt. Reserve of Officers, late 1st Life Guards; served Nile Expedition 1899; Despatches; Egyptian Medal with 2 clasps; S. African War 1901-2; Queen's Medal with 5 clasps; European War from 1914, first as ADC to F.M. Sir John French; in E. Africa 1916-17; Despatches twice; Chevalier, CBE; was private secretary to Mr Winston Churchill; Treasurer of H.M.'s Household 1912-15; was made a PC
First Wheel - 1928 - Bunny Allen's first paid safari - Freddie Guest, by all accounts liked his gin …….. Daughter Diana was a good-looking girl, not pretty, but handsome and a bit horsey. She was quite tall and had a good leg for slacks. ……. Freddy Guest; he reminded me of a gentleman jockey who rode his horse with long leathers.
Aschan - [account of Guest family hunting with Blixen in Tanganyika] - Freddie Guest, a giant of a man, could consume a staggering amount of drink before, during, and after dinner. Even Blix, himself a good drinker, was impressed by the sheer quantity the man put away, but he never once saw Freddie drunk.
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