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Name: LE BRETON, John Glossop Bythesea 'Jack' (Capt.)
Nee: brother of Francis Hemery Le Breton
Birth Date: 4 Oct 1884 St Helens, Jersey
Death Date: 22 June 1968 Hastings, Sussex
First Date: 1908
Last Date: 1922
Profession: Appointed Colonial Admin. Officer in BEA, serving in Kikuyu and Nandi/Kipsigis areas. It is thought he resigned from the Administration about 1913. Bought land near Lumbwa
Area: 1908 Fort Hall, 1921 'Tugernon' and 'Chepsir', Lumbwa
Married: In Battle 1950 Evelina Byrne b. 7 Mar 1917 West Derby, Lancs., d. 1985 Islington, London
Children: Georgemma Eve (1950); John Edward Francis (1952)
Author: 'Kenya Sketches'
Book Reference: Gillett, EAWL, KAD, Red 25, Hut, EAMR, Red 22, Gazette, Burke, Leader14, Red Book 1912, Red Book 1912
War Service: WW1 with EAMR - A Sqdn. 8/8/14 - 29/4/15 - To KAR in WW1, action at Longido, ended war as Captain
School: Radley College, Balliol College Oxford
General Information:
Colonial Service Officer from 1908
After WW1 he built a house but left EA to return to England in 1924. He published 'Kenya Sketches' in 1935. While in Administration served in Kikuyu and then in Nandi/Kipsigis areas. After his return to England he became a master at various English Public Schools, and at one time owned his own boys' preparatory school. Blurb to his book says - the author has lived in Kenya from 1909 to 1924 as administrator, soldier and farmer, and at one time held estates of nearly 9,000 acres. His farm was remote and at times he did not see a white man for weeks.
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Lumbwa
Red Book 1912 - J.G.B. le Breton - Fort Hall
Red Book 1912 - J.G.B. Le Breton - Lumbwa - Kenya Province - Asst. DC at Fort Hall
Gazette - 20/7/1921 - Register of Voters - Lake Area - John Glossop le Breton - Chepsir - Lumbwa
Gazette - 20/7/1921 - Register of Voters - Lake Area - John Glossop Briton - Farmer - Lumbwa
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