Nakuru North cemetery - Lionel Carol Griffin who died on 20/1/1945 aged 48

Hut - partner with Aggett

Gazette - 14/5/1929 - Bankruptcy Ordinance - Lionel Carol Griffin - Farmer at Gilgil

Bruce Rooken-Smith After divorcing Frederick Eccles, Daisy married Lionel Carol Ente Griffin. Born in Pietermaritzburg 11/1.1 /1896, and educated at Hilton College Natal and played first team rugby 1912. At the outbreak of WWI left home and joined the Black Watch where he rose to the rank of Sergeant. Left the Army and enlisted into the Royal Navy (26 April 1916) for six months. Served aboard HMS Royal Oak. Subsequently left the RN and re-enlisted into the Army, joining the Royal Irish Rifles, commissioned, and rose to the rank of Captain. Was present at the Battle of the Somme. At the conclusion of WWI, became a physical training Officer at Aldershot. On discharge, returned to Africa - Kenya, and served briefly in the East African Mounted Rifles before being discharged. Married Daisy and took up timber felling at Elburgon, ivory hunting in the Northern Frontier District (NFD), farm managing at Nakuru, gold prospecting at Kakamega, and long distance transport with ox wagon and lorry. Was employed by Ker and Downey Professional Hunting and Safaris. Took up farming in Oleolondo but continued with safaris. One of his many clients was King Ferdinand of Bulgaria. Sold at Oleolondo and moved to another farm at Ol Kalou. At the outbreak of WW11 joined E.A. Forces and was posted to East Africa Army Service Corps with the rank of Captain. Served in Abyssinia and was Mentioned in Despatches 23 June 1942. At about this time, Daisy divorced Lionel on the grounds of adultery, and she continued to run Anchorage farm at 0l Kalou, with sons Neville and then Ken as managers. In the earIy 50s, she donated land for the Ol Kalou polo field; soon followed the building of a club house, a cottage for the manager  (Alex (&  Margaret Scade)) and tennis courts. Daisy also donated the land on which St. Peter's church was built; daughter Heather and husband Ian Rooken Smith were the first couple to be married in the church. At family functions/farewell parties the 'Aggett' band provided the music - Daisy (piano-accordion/piano), sister May Roberts (piano), Daisy's son Ken Griffin (drums - later piano accordion and electric organ), May's son Boyce Roberts (saxophone) and May's husband Alec Roberts (Swanee whistle); often Neville whistled tunes. Daisy died in Nakuru War Memorial Hospital where so many of the family were born. Lionel was Court Martialled and found guilty of "purloining WD equipment" and sentenced to 2 1/2 years imprisonment in Mombasa's Fort Jesus. After serving two years he was released and married a Mrs Chandler, a divorcee who was farming in Londiani. Contracted pneumonia soon after and died in Nakuru 's War Memorial Hospital 20 January 1945. Later research reveals that Lionel was having an affair with a British Army colonel's wife. The Colonel too was in an affair and hoped Lionel would marry his wife, leaving him free to re-marry. When Lionel ended the affair the colonel initiated the changes, aided by an NCO who gave evidence about Lionel's misusing government property i.e. vehicles and fuel. MPs descended, searching 'Anchorage'  and all reIation's farms, and found only a WD battery case! Having  been forewarned of the raid, Neville, Marge and half-sister Vi Case managed to dispose of a truck load of weaponry from the Abyssinian campaign down cousin Sid Smith's long drop at 0l Joro Orok, and over the edge of Thomson's Falls. Following the 01 Kalou raid, the local policeman at Soy, Bill Stewart arrived at Harold and Marge's farm 'Merrowdown' (between Soy and Turbo) to searched for illegal weapons. Naturally, none were found.