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Name: WHISH, Cyril Beresford (Lieut. RNR)
Nee: cousin of Capt. John Kenneth Tulloch Whish
Birth Date: 3.3.1876 Montrose, Angus, Scotland
Death Date: 20.7.1914 Mengo, gangrene from crushed hand
First Date: 1910
Last Date: 1914
Profession: Chief Officer, Railway Marine; Acting Captain at time of death
Area: Kisumu
Book Reference: HBEA, Hut, Curtis, Gazette, Colonial, Red Book 1912, North
General Information:
Curtis - p. 133 - 'Ten Years Later' - 1912 - ' ..... We reached Port Florence at 7 0'clock, and Mr Penny, the local agent of the BEA Corporation, came on the train to see us. After some delay the train goes right down to the quay and alongside the Clement Hill. She is a nicely fitted up boat of about 1000 tons, and we had a nice cabin. Captain Gray was in command of the ship and Mr Whish, a cousin of Capt. Whish, was 1st Officer.
Gazette - 29/7/14 - Obituary - Lieut. C.B. Whish RNR who died at Namirembe 20/7/14 of blood poisoning from an accident. He joined the service in 1910, became Chief Officer in 1911 and was thoroughly capable and conscientious
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Kisumu - Uganda Marine, Kisumu
Colonial 1912 - Lake Steamers - Second Officer
Red Book 1912 - C.B. Whish - Kisumu
Gazette 1/3/1910 - Arrived on 1st Appointment - 2nd Officer, Lake S. Steamers - 10/2/1910
Masters and Mates certificate 25 Feb 1897
UK Foreign and Overseas Registers for death