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Name: RANDALL, Clifford Henry
Nee: son of John Henry Randall, bro of A.C. Randall, A.L. Randall, M.B. Randall, and J.L. Randall
Birth Date: 18 May 1891 Cathcart, S. Africa
Death Date: 30 Apr 1939 Nanyuki
First Date: 1910
Last Date: 1938
Profession: Farmer, sawmiller, racehorse owner/trainer, Club starter/President - instigator of the hospital at Nanyuki
Area: Nanyuki
Married: 1919 Cynthia Gertrude Kaye b. 9 Oct 1895 Bloemfontein, d. 19 Dec 1975 Darlington
Children: Erris Gweneth (Cox) (14 Mar 1921 Pietermaritzburg-5 Feb 1974 Richmond, Yorks.); Delysia Esmé (Bastard) (11 Apr 1924 Nairobi-14 Oct 1968 Nanyuki); Garth (d. 19 June 1930 Nanyuki); Cynthia Cliffe (Baudry) (23 Sep 1934 Nairobi-4 Feb 2007 Exeter)
Book Reference: Barnes, EAWL - Cynthia Baudry, Stoneham, Rundgren, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, EAMR, Land, Red 22, Stud, Red Book 1912
War Service: WW1 with EAMR - B-C Sqdn. 2/2/15
General Information:
Stoneham - Had a sawmill, we learned, in the heart of the bush at the junction of the Nanyuki and Liki rivers.
Land - C.H. Randall leased 5313 acres at Kenia, Soldier Settlement Scheme WW1
EA Stud Book 1954 - Cattle - Frieslands - Mrs C.H. Randall, Nanyuki
Nanyuki cemetery - Plot A5 - C.H. Randall. in loving memory / of/ Clifford H Randall / aged 47 / died 30.4.39 / rip, aged 47
Red Book 1912 - C.B. Randall - Nairobi ?
Gazette - 29/10/1919 - Register of Voters - Kenya Area - Clifford Henry Randall - Famer, PO Kyambu
Red 31 - Nanyuki Saw Mills
Gazette - 26/9/1923 - Voters Register - Kenya Province - Clifford Henry Randall. Farmer PO Nanyuki and Gertrude Randall, Domestic duties, PO Nanyuki
Gazette 6 Dec 1938 Aberdare Voters List
Gazette 25 Mar 1977 wife's probate
EAS 5 May 1939 He had been very seriously ill since the middle of last year. In October, in the hopes that it might help towards recovery, he was taken to South Africa and went into a hospital at Durban but as he was still making no great progress, he was brought back to Kenya. He came to Kenya from South Africa in 1914. Served in the Great War up to the end of the Tanganyika campaign in the EAMR, and was specially picked out for scouting duties. He was offered a commission in the KAR but declined it. After the campaign he went to South Africa for a short time. He returned to the colony at the end of 1918, when he managed his father's coffee plantation at Kiambu. In 1920 he came to the Nanyuki district, where he had a farm on the outskirts of the township, and a little later he became the owner of the Nanyuki Sawmills. He was very keen on sport of all kinds, especially tennis. A member of the Nanyuki Sports Club, he served for some time on the committee. Presented a cup for tennis, which is played for annually, and only a short time ago put up a stand on the racecourse for owners and trainers entirely at his own expense. He was very proud of his stable, which won many races all over the country. A charming personality, kind and friendly, he was out to help all he could.
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