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Name: SMITH, Percy Reginald
Birth Date: 20 Oct 1884 Eastbourne
Death Date: 21 Feb 1935 Dar es Salaam, flying accident
First Date: 1924
Profession: Postmaster-Gen
Area: Tanganyika
Married: In Tonbridge 1922 Edith Prince b. 3 Mar 1888 Worthing, d. 10 Mar 1961 Sussex
Children: Monica (Windsor) (1923 Dar es Salaam-15 Jan 2015 Horsham); Richard Barrie (1926 Tanganyika-2017)
Book Reference: Gazette
War Service: W. York. Regt.
General Information:
Gazette - 28/2/1933 - Appointment to be Acting Postmaster-General wef 21 February 1933 - Percy Reginald Smith
Buried in Upanga Road cemetery, Dar es Salaam 'After 20 years colonial government service in West and East Africa he died as the result of injuries received in a flying accident while travelling on duty.'