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Name: HALLOWES, Francis William CB, CIE (Col.)

Birth Date: 29 May 1866 The Curragh, Ireland

Death Date: 11 May 1942 Otterhead Estate, Ruiru

First Date: 1922

Last Date: 1942

Profession: Colonel Indian Army (retd 1920); Hazara Expedn 1888 (medal with clasp), Chitral Relief Force 1895 (medal with clasp), Somaliland 1904 (medal with clasp). Farmer

Area: Otterhead Estate, Ruiru

Married: In St. Thomas' Cathedral, Bombay 26.1.1891 Martha Musgrave Beadon b. 15 Apr 1869 Sandgate, Kent, d. 14 Feb 1949 Fontmell Parva

Children: William Edward (19 Dec 1891 Bareilly-1964); Jack Walter (15 July 1895 Naini Tal-1967); Martha Frances (Syndercombe Bower) (3 Oct 1903 Bareilly, India-17 Sep 1983 Malindi)

Book Reference: KAD, Red 25, Hut, Debrett, Legion, Bur, Web, Kiambu Scrapbook, Barnes, Golf

School: Gainsborough G.S.

General Information:

Web - Border Regt (lT.) 1886; Indian Staff Corps 1888; Asst. Comm. Gen, 4th Class 1891; Dep. Asst. Comm. Gen. 1st Cl. 1895. Captain, Indian Army 1897; Major 1904; DADOS India 1910. Director of Military Farms 1912; Lt.-Col. 1912. T/Col. 1918. Retired in 1920. He served with the Chitral Relief Force 1895; with the Hazara Expedition of 1888; and in Somaliland 1903-4. Despatches, LG 1904. CIE 1918; CB 1920 - "being offered the KCB, which he refused owing to lack of means". In 1911 was one of the massed 600 officers from Indian Regiments who took part in the Coronation procession of George V.
After retiring he settled at Otterhead, Ruiru, Kenya where he died 10/5/1942. He married 26/1/1891 at St. Thomas' Cathedral, Bombay - Martha Musgrave Beadon - b. 1869 at Sandgate, Kent, d. of Major-General Edward Musgrave Beadon of Gunville House, Hovethorne, Somerset
Kiambu Scrapbook - Churchwarden of St. Michael's and All Angels Church, Ruiru.
Kiambu Scrapbook - Founder member of Ruiru Sports Club in 1921. First President
Barnes - St. Paul's Church, Kiambu Cemetery - Col. F.W. Hallowes, CB, CIE, Indian Army, born May 1866, died May 1942
Gazette 6 Dec 1938 Kiambu Voters Roll
President of Ruiru Sports Club in 1921
Gazette 13 Sep 1949 wife's probate

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