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Name: STROUD, George John OBE (Major)

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1885 Ramsgate

Death Date: 27 Apr 1959 Ashford, Kent

First Date: 1927

Last Date: 1945

Profession: Native Industrial Training Depot (NATD) and Education Dept. 1926 - 1945. Principal, African, Educ Dept. in 1939, appointed 1927, Originally Principal NITD 1927. Principal NITD, Kabete in 1939.

Area: Kabete

Married: In Bombay 31 Jan 1922 Janet May Woodgate b. 24 Oct 1895 High Halden, Kent, d. 22 Nov 1971 High Halden

Children: Cecily Mary (1922-12 Sep 2016); Anne Jessica (Wheeler) (12 Oct 1923 Tenterden-2000 Hastings); George John Woodgate (19 Oct 1926-1 Oct 1956 London)

Book Reference: EAWL, Staff 39, Red 31, Hut, Dominion

War Service: RAF in WW1; EAEME Commandant with rank of major in WW2

General Information:

Principal, Native Industrial Training Dept. 1927-1939; then it was taken over by the East African Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, where he was Commandant

Source: Mrs A.J. Wheeler

Dominion - Education Department - School Principal - 1930

Staff 39 has Flight Lieut. G.J. Stroud, MBE, (RAF Retd)

Blue Book 1927 appt 1.9.1927

1939 England and Wales Register living in Tenterden with wife, on leave from Kenya