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Name: BEVERTON, Harold George
Birth Date: 2 Apr 1894 Newport, Isle of Wight
Death Date: 1 Sep 1972 Weymouth
First Date: 1922
Profession: Inspector, Kenya Police in 1939, appointed 1934. Originally Constable 1922.
Area: Nairobi 1939, 1930 Kisumu, 1925 Lumbwa
Married: In Bucklow, Cheshire Oct 1928 Violet Julia Goodricke, b. 13 June 1899 Scarborough, d. 29 July 1990 Weymouth
Book Reference: Staff 39, Red 22, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Dominion, Habari 16, Gazette
War Service: Hampshire Regt.
General Information:
Gazette 10/5/1922 - Arrived on 1st appointment - European Police Constable - H.G. Baverton [sic] - 22/4/1922
Dominion - Assistant Inspector of Police - 1930
Habari 16 - Solai - Legend has it that Harold Beverton, when digging in the 'garden' at Solai, unearthed a Kenya ten cent piece and promptly entered it in the Lost and Found