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Name: TYLER, John Harold 'Harry'
Birth Date: ?1905 Southam, Warwickshire
Death Date: 25 Apr 1988
First Date: 1929
Last Date: 1956
Profession: Kenya Police; left in 1956 to become Superintendent of Police i/c St. Helena. Asst. Inspector, Kenya Police in 1939, appointed 1938. Originally Constable 1929. Super in 1953
Area: Chemagel 1939
Married: Phyllis
Children: two sons
Book Reference: Mambo 2, Staff 39, Sitrep 2, Staff 53, Ord
General Information:
Mambo 2 - During his service in Kenya he was awarded the Colonial Police and Fire Brigade's Long Service Medal, the Order of St. John, Colonial Police Medal for Meritorious Service and the 1939/45 War Medal and African General Service Medal.
Ord - I baby-sat Harry's ailing wife and two sons one evening [at Kisumu] while he attended a Lodge meeting. (Later he was transferred to St. Helena - Napoleon's island - as Chief Police Officer. His wife died, and he married the Governor's daughter.)
Gazette - 17/12/1929 - Arrived on 1st Appointment - European Police Constable - H. Tyler
Pre-war volunteer to the Kenya Regiment (KR 521). No birthdate in KR records.