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Name: DRISCOLL, Daniel Brian O'Neil (Lieut.-Col.)
Nee: son of Daniel Patrick Driscoll
Birth Date: 28 Oct 1885 Bhamo, Kachin State, Burma
Death Date: 26 Feb 1966 Norwich
First Date: 1911
Last Date: 22 Oct 1926
Profession: Farmed at Hoey's Bridge and Ruiru after WW1. [incorrect - probably Hoey's Bridge only?]
Area: Hoey's Bridge, Ruiru
Married: 1. In Richmond 19 Aug 1916 Margaret Katherine 'Peggy' Calnan b. 8 Nov 1892 Penarth, d. 1968 Durban (div.); 2. In Lambeth, London 4 July 1935 Amy Mary Cornish b. 6 Jan 1905 Weymouth, d. 6 Nov 1988 Aylsham, Norfolk
Children: 1. Terence Bernard O'Neil (29 Nov 1919 Nairobi-8 May 2012 Malanda, Queensland, Australia); Dermot Patrick (13 Sep 1917 Wales-1994); Denis Patrick O'Neil (3 Sep 1921 Nairobi-2 July 1951 Nairobi) 2. Dorothy Evelyn
Book Reference: Gillett, Red 25, Hut, EAMR, Gazette, SS, Web
War Service: with EAMR and Bowker's Horse in WW1 - 31/8/14; Royal Field Artillery, Kenya (retired in 1922 as 2nd Lt. on a disability pension)
General Information:
Medical Board file WO 339/57411 : Brian was with the South African constabulary – October 1904 to 1906.
Natal Carbineers during the Zulu rebellion, 1906.
Natal Mounted Police from end 1906 to Feb 1911.
Arrest Inspection in East Africa and Police April 1911 – July 1912. Left above forces at his own request.
Bowker’s Horse during war in BEA. Left medically unfit through fever.
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Kiambu - B.O. Driscoll, Kiambu
Soldier Settlement Scheme after WW1 - Class B - 2/Lieut. B. O'N. Driscoll, c/o Messrs. Merrils, Ede and Nicholls, Principality Buildings, Queen Street, Cardiff - Farm 144
Web - Nigel Driscoll: My grandfather was in the South African (Natal) Police (24 Oct 1904-30 June 1906) before moving to Kenya and then back to UK after divorcing Margaret.
Gazette 15/12/1912 - Police Exams - passed the examination for promotion - Asst. Inspector B.O. Driscoll
Gazette 23/1/1918 - PO Savings Bank - Deposits not claimed for 5 years - Brian Oml Driscoll
Gazette - 1/11/1927 - Application for General Liquor License - Mrs M.K. Driscoll - Cherangani Store and P.O. via Kitale. His wife established a store in Trans Nzoia, but it went bankrupt in 1928.
1939 England and Wales Register living with wife Amy in St Faith's and Aylsham, Norfolk, as retired army officer in receipt of disability pension.
National Probate Register for date of death. Buried in Earlham cemetery (headstone)
Pat Whiteley (granddaughter): After his move to the United Kingdom from East Africa, unfortunately my grandmother barred Brian’s attempts to reach out to his sons. Dorothy (Brian’s daughter from his 2nd marriage) told me that, later in life, Margaret wrote to Brian apologising for this act of hers. Dorothy told me that she had the letter from ‘Peggy’ (my grandmother’s nickname). Brian had a framed photo of 3 young boys on his piano and, until Dorothy knew they were her father’s sons, she thought they were his brothers.