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Name: STANNING, John Duncan

Nee: son of Henry Duncan Stanning

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1915 Namirembe Hospital, Kampala

Death Date: 20 Nov 1980 Isle of Man

First Date: 1915

Last Date: 1963

Profession: Farmer. Took over father's interests in Kampi ya Moto farm in 1946 on father's death in partnership with Charles Gordon Stanning. On C.G.s death he bought out his 3 children

Area: Lomolo Ltd., Kampi ya Moto, Molo, 1937 Nakuru, Njoro

Married: At St. Christopher's Church, Nakuru 29 Jan 1947 Diana Thea Pakenham-Walsh b. 9 June 1923 Bourne End, Bucks. (dau of Louis Henry Carmichael Pakenham-Walsh)

Children: Kenneth Duncan (10 Jan 1948); Alan John (31 July 1950-5 Mar 1992)

Book Reference: EAWL, Sitrep 2, KAD, Red 31, Hut

War Service: 4/4 KAR Battalion - Abyssinia & Burma; XIV Army - Captain

School: Port Regis Prep School, Rugby School

General Information:

Served on the Board of the Kenya Sisal Growers Association; Member of Chamber of Commerce, Isle of Man; Vice President of Douglas Rugby Club, Isle of Man. Source: Mrs Diana Stanning

One of the original '500' men in the Kenya Regt. in 1937. (KR 412). No full birthdate in KR records.

Returned to England with mother Vi and family in 1963.

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