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Name: SWAIN, Harold Saul 'Hal' CPM
Nee: son of Walter Swain, bro of Richard Cecil Swain
Birth Date: 1903 probably Bhagalpur, India
First Date: 1922
Profession: Farming 1922; Police Constable Kenya 1930; Asst. Supt. Palestine 1933; Dep. Supt. 1937; Senior Supt. Aden 1943; Dep. Comsnr. 1948; Comsnr. Somaliland 1953
Area: Kitale
Married: Evelyn Jane b. 1899
Children: Michael (1945, adopted)
Book Reference: Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Barnes, Rugby, Colonial, Barnes
School: Cheltenham College
General Information:
Early player for Kitale Rugby Club - 1930s - Vice Captain 1930 - Harold A. Swain
Rugby - Played for Kenya against Combined South African Universities December 1929-30 - H. A. Swain
Gazette - 21/2/1933 - Departed on leave prior to transfer to Palestine - H.S. Swain
Blue Book 1930 appt. 7.2.1930
Kitale Rugby (1927 - 1930). Played for Kitale rugby on 08 January 1930 vs. South African Universities Match and was the Captain. In 1930, played for Kenya rugby vs. South African Universities on all three test matches.