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Name: BETTISON, Wilfred (Senior)
Birth Date: 16 July 1890 Leeds [?10 Apr 1893]
First Date: 1915
Profession: EA Lighterage Co., Kilindini; farmer, Secretary of the BEA Farmers' Association (KFA) 1924-28. Became secretary of the KFA on the death of J. J. Cairns (1926)
Area: Mombasa, Nakuru
Married: In Mombasa 19 Mar 1914 Margaret Emily Grey b. 15 Nov 1893 [?5 Apr 1891 Darlington]
Children: Wilfred Grey (4 Jan 1915 Mombasa-13 May 1964 Tanganyika); Dorothea Grey (21 July 1916 Edinburgh-2020); Richard Charles Francis (23 Sep 1920 Mombasa-1999)
Book Reference: KFA, Gazette, Medals, Rift Valley, Red 22
General Information:
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Mombasa
Medals - Mombasa Defence Force - No. 9268, Private
Rift Valley - Member of the Rift Valley Sports Club - Jan 1929 - Elected - 22 Sep 1925 - W. Bettison