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Name: TURNER, Myles Ian Maitland
Nee: son of Ursula Mary and William Maitland Turner, bro of David Thomson Turner
Birth Date: 2 Dec 1921 Low Row, Cumberland
Death Date: 27 Mar 1984 Maasai Mara Game Reserve
First Date: 1926
Profession: Went to Kenya with his parents. Joined the Game Dept. in 1946 and in 1950 he became a professional hunter after a year's service with Ker & Downey. Resigned in 1972 and in 1975 went as regional Game Warden in Malawi
Area: Nanyuki
Married: Kathleen Eleanor 'Kay' Tubb b. 10 Dec 1032 India, d. 25 Feb 2018 Nairobi
Children: Lynda (1958); Michael (1959)
Author: My Serengeti Years, 1988
Book Reference: Serengeti, Rundgren, Kingsley-Heath
School: Prince of Wales School
General Information:
Kingsley-Heath - Professional hunter with Ker & Downey Safaris and then game warden of Serengeti National Park, Tanganyika; Nyika National Park, Malawi; and Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Died in the Mara Game Reserve and was buried there overlooking the Sand River and northern Serengeti.
Gazette 27 Sep 1968 he wants probate for Ursula Mary Turner who d. 3 Dec 1967 Nanyuki