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Name: MacGILLIVRAY, Hilton Sidney Scott

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Birth Date: 30 Apr 1883 King Williamstown, SA

Death Date: 16 May 1964 Perth, W. Australia

First Date: 1931

Profession: Ambulance service. Worked for Kenya Meat Commission

Area: Nairobi

Married: Mary Dyall b. 21 Apr 1887 Carlton, Victoria, Australia, d. 8 Sep 1962 Nairobi

Children: Margaret (1912); Effie May (9 Feb 1914 Johannesburg-2003)

Book Reference: Jenny Craig

General Information:

Jenny Craig - Grandpa started the first ambulance service in Nairobi before the war using his own vehicle which he converted himself. He also set up the first First Aid Post in Ainsworth Road, Nairobi and was awarded the War Medal 1939-45 (among other awards) for his services to the British Red Cross (Kenya). He didn't go to the front as he had lost an eye in a mining accident in South Africa in 1920 after his return from the First War where he had served in Palestine. Worked for the Kenya Meat Commission for many years.
Gazette 30 Oct 1962 wife's probate

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