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Name: REILLY, William John

Birth Date: 1876 Ireland

Death Date: 7 July 1932 Liverpool

First Date: 1905

Profession: Asst. Inspector of Police, he was Provost Marshall in Tanga and Dar-es-Salaam in WW1. Cuckoo mentions a new Inspector of Police in Mombasa in 1905 - H.J. Reilly from the Royal Irish Constabulary.

Area: Mombasa

Book Reference: Gillett, Cuckoo, Police, Playne, Drumkey, Red 22, EAHB 1906, UJ, North, EAHB 1907, Red Book 1912

General Information:

Police - Appointed an Inspector in the BEA Police in 1905 (15th June) - from the Royal Irish Constabulary and later Asst. Superintendent
Drumkey 1909 - Police - Inspector, June 15th 1905
Red 22 - Dar es Salaam
Uganda Journal - Vol. 30, p. 173 - 1905 East Africa Police; 1911 Uganda Police; 1921 Tanganyika Police; 1926 retired as District Superintendent of Police; died 7/7/1932
North - Royal Irish Constabulary; aged 29 appt. Inspector of Police EAP 30/3/1905; arr Mombasa from England 17/7/1905
Red Book 1912 - W.J. Reilly - Nairobi
Nat Probate Calendar

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