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Name: STRONG, Wilfred Edward 'Bill' (Major)
Birth Date: 1894 Stamford Hill, London
Death Date: 25 Apr 1976 Endebess
First Date: 1927
Profession: Farmer
Area: Elgon Downs, Endebess, Kitale
Married: 1. Gwen b. 1909; 2. In Kenya 16 July 1932 Ann Carol Ball b. 1909, d. 16 Dec 1988 Kenya
Children: Peter Wilfred (1 Oct 1933 Kitale-12 Sep 1992 Kiambu)
Book Reference: Red 31, Hut, Lander
War Service: Suffolk Regt.
General Information:
Lander - Endebess - "Ann Strong is one of those warm and friendly people whose nice disposition shows in her attractive face. Natural and charming, she is a first-class cook and an expert gardener, and when she changes from her working clothes she is always beautifully turned out. Bill, her husband, is a wise, solid man who has been many years in Kenya, and when I became a farmer his helpful advice often saw me over a difficult patch.
Their house was different from the Winters', but had the same essentials of that delightful mixture of hard work and comfortable living which seems to me to characterize Kenya. Their large, dark-panelled sitting-room with flowers as skilfully arranged as by Constance Spry herself, the shaded wall-brackets, the fine pictures, and dignified furniture made a room as charming and yet comfortable as one could ever wish for."
Gwen is wife in a passenger list in 1937 and Ann in one in 1953
FindaGrave Peter W Strong Birth 1933 Death 1992 (aged 58–59) Burial St Paul Churchyard Kiambu, Kiambu, Kenya Memorial ID 229075626. Inscription: Peter W Strong / 1933 - 1992 / sadly missed / now at peace / with Carol [née Gerrard, his wife b. 31 Dec 1937, d. 16 Dec 1988]