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Name: BAKEWELL, James Alfred

Birth Date: 1878 Blurton, Staffs

Death Date: 1.1.1917 Kisumu, suicide

First Date: 1908

Last Date: 1917

Profession: Treasury

Area: Mombasa, 1914 Nairobi

Book Reference: HBEA, Gazette, Leader14, Red Book 1912

General Information:

Gazette - 4/11/1914 - Appt. - East Africa Volunteer Force - To be Paymaster - J.A. Bakewell

Red Book 1912 - J.A. Bakewell - Mombasa

Red Book 1912 - Treasury Dept. - Treasury Assistant

Gazette 17/1/1917 - Obituary - His Excellency the Governor announces with deep regret the death of Mr J.A. Bakewell, Treasury Assistant at Kisumu on 1/1/1917. Mr Bakewell joined the Protectorate Service on 18/12/1908 and had proved himself to be a capable and reliable officer. After the outbreak of war he acted for some time as Financial Adviser to the Military Authorities. He was a man of generous and kindly disposition, a loyal friend and a faithful servant of the Government.

HBEA 1912 Asst. Treasurer

Blue Book 1909 James Alfred Bakewell, Treasury Assistant

Nat Probate Calendar

W.A. Kempe diary 2 Jan 1917 Bakewell Treasury off^r at Kisumu shot himself & died last night. Some unusual rain.

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