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Name: McINTYRE, Leonard Alfred
Nee: son of Alfred James McIntrye
Birth Date: 21.8. 1901 Liverpool
Death Date: 1980 Nairobi
First Date: 1930
Profession: Police Dept.; motor mechanic
Area: Nairobi
Married: Maria Adriana Johanna 'Sally' van Deventer (tall, strikingly handsome woman, related to famous General)
Children: Alfred Leonard (1929 Kenya-12.7.2007 Kenya); Lucy (Boyce) (1937 Kenya-2018 Albuquerque, New Mexico)); Andrew (1944)
Book Reference: Red 31, Stan Bleazard
War Service: Army in WW2, Kenya Regt. KR 3377
General Information:
Stan Bleazard - Rolls Royce trained motor mechanic, recruited to play for Arsenal Football club, but departed for Kenya when the chance arose. Pre WW2 Len served briefly in Kenya Police, then was responsible for preparation of motor vehicles for many famous safaris, including both visits of the Prince of Wales and also the Eastman Kodak Expedition of Martin and Osa Johnson to Marsabit. Also Rodway Motors, agents for Chrysler cars, one of which Lord Erroll purchased. After WW2 farmed Ol Arabel Valley, Laikipia. Died in Nairobi