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Name: HOWARD, R. M.
First Date: 1899
Profession: Train guard
Book Reference: Rail Museum, Police, North
General Information:
North - Temporary Railway appt 7-12-1899; permanent agreement signed 15-5-1900; goods train guard, Kima, helped recover body of C.H. Ryall 6-6-1900; Guard Traffic Dept 30-6-1901; Clerk Traffic Dept 1-5-1902; Listed under Upper Clerical Staff 1-4-1903; Head Clerk Traffic Dept, invalided to India July 1903
Guard of the goods train that arrived at Kima shortly after Supt. Ryall was killed by a lion. He helped investigate the case and followed the spoor of the lion etc.