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Name: TYLER, John Harold 'Harry'
Birth Date: 27 Dec 1903 London
Death Date: 25 Apr 1988 Worthing
First Date: 1929
Last Date: 1956
Profession: Kenya Police; left in 1956 to become Superintendent of Police i/c St. Helena. Asst. Inspector, Kenya Police in 1939, appointed 1938. Originally Constable 1929. Super in 1953
Area: Chemagel 1939
Married: 1. Phyllis; 2. Christina McMillan Borthwick Cowie b. 9 Sep 1915 Kenya, d. 1990 Bournemouth (dau of Alexander Cowie)
Children: 2. Robin Alexander Cowie (29 Aug 1939 Nairobi-3 Aug 2016 Panama City, Florida); Christopher William Cowie (11 Feb 1942 Nairobi-25 Oct 2014 Wrexham); dau. L.A.C. (Nov 1949)
Book Reference: Mambo 2, Staff 39, Sitrep 2, Staff 53, Ord
General Information:
Mambo 2 - During his service in Kenya he was awarded the Colonial Police and Fire Brigade's Long Service Medal, the Order of St. John, Colonial Police Medal for Meritorious Service and the 1939/45 War Medal and African General Service Medal.
Ord - I baby-sat Harry's ailing wife and two sons one evening [at Kisumu] while he attended a Lodge meeting. (Later he was transferred to St. Helena - Napoleon's island - as Chief Police Officer. His wife died, and he married the Governor's daughter.)
Gazette - 17/12/1929 - Arrived on 1st Appointment - European Police Constable - H. Tyler
Pre-war volunteer to the Kenya Regiment (KR 521). No birthdate in KR records.