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Name: CURTIS, Robert 'Lord Bob'
First Date: 1904
Profession: He was affectionately known as 'Lord Bob' in later years, or the 'Remittance Man'
Area: Nairobi
Book Reference: Gillett, KAD, Red 25
General Information:
On receiving his remittance twice a year, he would take a train to Mombasa, meet the European passengers for up-country who had just arrived off a liner, and pay their fares to Nairobi as a gesture of welcome. There were, of course, in those days seldom more than a dozen passengers. He endeared himself to many through his kind actions.
KAD 1922 has R. Curtis, Kitale.
Red 25 has B. Curtis, Kitale