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Name: WILLS, Herbert Edward

Nee: probably son of Edith Wills

Birth Date: 1886

First Date: 1900

Profession: Traffic Dept., railway guard

Area: Nairobi

Book Reference: EAHB 1905, Drumkey, EAHB 1906, North, EAHB 1904, EAHB 1907, Gazette

General Information:

Drumkey 1909 - Directory of Residents - H. Wills, Nairobi
North - Herbert Edward Will - Temporary Railway appt. 18/9/1900; Guard, Traffic Dept. 30/9/1900; at Nairobi 14/10/1902; On List of 'Non-Native Residents of Nairobi' (EAM) Traffic Dept. 5/9/1903; Land Grant application Nairobi 1/5/1904; Member of the Railway Section of the EAP Volunteer Reserve June 1905; Guard 1st Class 1905
EAHB 1904 - Nairobi Residents - Wills, H.E. - Traffic Dept. Uganda Railway
Gazette 1/7/1913 - Probate and Administration in respect of Edith Wills, late of Nairobi who died at Nairobi on 14/6/1913. Applied for by Herbert Edward Wills (so probably his mother)
Drumkey 1909 - Railway Dept. - Traffic Dept. - Guard, 1st Class
Blue Book 31 Mar 1914, pp. 151-2 1912 (11 Sep)  He takes up the position as Sanitary Inspector from this date, on the recommendation of his manager. His salary is Rupees 3,000 per annum, with a Housing Allowance of Rupees 120 per annum. 

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