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Name: LAWRENCE, Ernest Henry Thorn OBE (Major)
Birth Date: 20 Feb 1877 Brighton
Death Date: 11 Apr 1963 Hove
First Date: 1908
Profession: Uganda Police. Appointed Deputy Commissioner in 1911
Area: Nairobi, Uganda
Married: In Brighton 1906 Ellen Winning Cousins b. 1877 Brighton, d. 1953 Hove
Children: Claud Anthony Reginald (17 Dec 1906 London-1990)
Book Reference: Habari 16, Police, Drumkey, Red 22, Advertiser, UJ, Playne, North
War Service: Capt. Reserve of Officers - The Connaught Rangers
General Information:
Police - During WW1 commanded the Uganda Police Service Battalion. He was Deputy Commissioner of the Uganda Police.
Drumkey 1909 - Asst. Dist. Supdt. of Police, UP, June 1907; Imp. Yeomanry 1900-01; 5th Connaught Rangers; Remount Depot; Instructor of Musketry 1905; SA Queen's Medal with 4 clasps
Advertiser - 4/9/1908 - Subscribers for St. Andrew's Church Building Fund - E.H. Lawrence - Rs. 150
Advertiser - 12/3/1909 - Nairobi Golf Club - Bowring Monthly Comp. - E.H. Lawrence
Uganda Journal - Vol 30, p. 172 - 5th Connaught Rangers. 1907 Uganda Police; 1914 appointed Major O/C Defence, Uganda; 1922 Commissioner of Police; 1930 retired; died 11/4/1963, Hove
Advertiser - 27/11/08 - Nakuru Agricultural Show - donation from - E.H. Lawrence
Playne - Committee member of Nairobi Golf Club