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Name: MARQUORDT, Frederick Thomas Francis Augustus von, Baron
Nee: son of Frederick Edward von Marquordt
Birth Date: 11 Nov 1896 Johannesburg
Death Date: 20 Dec 1947 Tanganyika
Profession: Various - see below
Married: 1919 Melita Mabel Bennett b. 3 Aug 1902 Johannesburg, d. 8 Feb 1986 Durban
Children: Edward Frederick (d. 17 May 1995 Cape Town); Daphne Dorothy (McMillan) (1923); Sylvia Carmen (Smith); Ruth Blanche (Moen)
General Information:
Medals - East Africa Veterinary Corps - F.T.A.F. Marquandt, EAMR. No. 145, Private
Red 31 - EA Power & Light Co., Nairobi.
Hut 1920 MD EA Exploration Develop and Mining Co.
Gazette 6 Dec 1938 Kiambu Voters Roll
Web: Dad had several jobs in and around Nairobi after he married my Mum. He was a taxi driver for a while in Nairobi, and worked in a cinema, also worked as a Mechanic in Hughs & Co. Nairobi. Don’t know of any other. Only that he was out of work when times were tough in Kenya and had to get assistance from the Salvation Army. They were so poor at one stage, I remember Mum saying, they weren’t able to afford a cake of soap!! This is when Mum got Berri-berri, and all her beautiful thick long auburn hair fell out, and when it grew back it grew dark and thin with a very slight curl to it. Eddie was just a baby during this time. Dad then landed a job with The East African Power and Light in Nairobi, the firm he stayed in until he passed over. He worked at:- Ruiru Power Station, Indula Power Station, Tana Power Station, Indurugu Sub-station, Pangani Falls, all while with the E.A.P.&L.