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Name: BROADBENT, Marcus Stanley Reuss (Dr.)

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Birth Date: 29 July 1899 Steyning

Death Date: 6 Oct 1979 Edington, Wilts.

First Date: 1929

Profession: Medical doctor

Married: 1. In Wimbledon 7 Nov 1929 Norah Margaret Elizabeth Thompson b. 19 Oct 1904 Newtownards, Ireland, d. 20 July 1983 Durban (later m. Theodore Alfred Penfold 1897-1978); 2. In Bathavon, Somerset 1959 Eleanor Bridget Sylvia Perkins b. 24 Feb 1908 Croydon, d. 20 May 1995 Freshford, Bath (prev. m. to Arthur Paget Wilks 1898-1955)

Children: Patricia Frances 1931); Esther Margaret (9 Jan 1932 Ng'ora, Uganda-1993); Monica Mary (1936); Sheelagh (1938)

Book Reference: Dominion, Gayle Norman

War Service: Royal Field Artillery

School: Dulwich Coll.; Cambridge Univ MRCS, LRCP

General Information:

Dominion - Medical Officer - 1930
Gazette - 14/1/1930 - Arrived on 1st Appointment - Medical Officer - Dr M.S.R. Broadbent
KFR - My grandfather, Dr Marcus Broadbent started working as a MO at the CMS Hospital in  N'gora, Uganda for a few years. They also lived in Kitale where he was the local doctor/dentist/vet (!) for all around - and also was the school doctor for St. Andrew's in Turi
Gazette 6 Dec 1938 Rift Valley Voters List

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