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Name: HENFREY, William John

Birth Date: 1864 Leicester

Death Date: 25.4.1946 Nairobi

First Date: 1923

Last Date: 1946

Profession: Superintendent, Infectious Diseases Hospital, Medical Dept, Kenya in 1939, appointed 1923. Originally Temp. Sanitary Overseer 1923

Area: Box 694, Nairobi

Married: In Leicester 1894 Lucy Ann Anglesey b. 1869 Ascension Island, d. 24.12.1944 Nairobi, Matron, Lunatic Asylum in 1922

Children: William John (1896 Battersea-1966); Charles Thomas (7 Oct 1902 Clapham-3 Oct 1969 Nairobi)

Book Reference: Staff 39, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Red 22, Carman, Gazette, Harmony, Barnes, Dominion, Leader14

War Service: RAMC

General Information:

Red 22 - W. Henfry, Supt. Lunatic Asylum, Nairobi
Carman - The Superintendent of the [infectious diseases] hospital was a man called W.J. Henfrey, an ex-NCO of the Indian Army. Bill Henfrey was unquestionably one of the most efficient subordinates in the Department. He was an excellent administrator, an iron disciplinarian and he had such a flair for handling staff that in spite of his strictness they respected him and indeed came very near to loving him as well. Bill was an expert at dark-ground microscopic examination and he was confident that he could distinguish between the spirochaetes of yaws and syphilis, something which the text-books tell us is well-nigh impossible. Of course Bill had exceptional opportunities for examining smears from both diseases and maybe had a good deal more practice than most observers. At all events I never knew him to be at fault.
Gazette - 7/6/16 - William Henfrey - appt. Superintendent Lunatic Asylum Nairobi
Member of Lodge Harmony - Joined 2/6/13, age 46 - William Henfrey
Member of Lodge Harmony - Initiated 3/12/23, Supdt. Infectious Diseases Hospital, Nairobi, died 1946, William John Henfrey
Nairobi Forest Road Cemetery - William Henfrey, British, age 81, died 25/4/46 and Lucy Ann
Dominion - Medical Department - Superintendent, Infectious Diseases Hospital - 1930
Gazette 15/12/1912 - Arrived on 1st Appointment - Superintendent, Lunatic Asylum - 27/11/1912 with Mrs Henfrey - Matron, Lunatic Asylum
KAD 1922 - Superintendent Lunatic Asylum
Gazette - Voters List 1936 - William Henfrey, Gentleman, Muthaiga and Lucy Anne Henfrey, Married woman, Muthaiga
Gazette - Voters List 1936 - Nairobi South - William John Henfrey, Supt. Infectious Diseases Hospital, Box 205, Nbi. And Mary Elizabeth Henfrey, married woman, Infectious Diseases Hospital

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