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Name: VALENTINE, Cecil John
Nee: son of Blanche Valentine, bro of Alan Guy Valentine
Birth Date: 29 June 1903 Bangalore, India
Death Date: 5 Dec 1977 Limuru
First Date: 1925
Profession: Coffee business
Area: 1930 Box 310, Nairobi
Married: Sheena McLachlan b. 1903, d. 1970 Limuru
Children: Peter (1930); Hugh Anthony (18 Apr 1934 Nairobi)
Book Reference: Sitrep 2, Red 31, mini-SITREP XIV, Barnes, Whos Who 63, Barnes
General Information:
Early player for Harlequins RFC, 1920s
Whos Who 63 - after education came to Kenya 1925; joined firm of coffee exporters; started own business C.J. Valentine & Co. Ltd. 1930 which is Broker to Coffee Boards of Kenya and Tanganyika; also Senior Partner in Kenya Coffee Auctions Ltd; Past President Mild Coffee Trade Association of EA; Chairman Muthaiga Country Club; commanded the Kenya Regiment (T.F.) 1949-52.
All Saints' Church, Limuru cemetery - Cecil John Valentine, 1903-1977 AND Sheena Valentine, 1903-1970
One of the original '500' men in the Kenya Regt. in 1937. (KR 5). Capt. at Kenya Regiment first annual camp 1938 - photo
Gazette 21 Apr 1978 probate