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Name: KEATINGE, Arthur Evelyn 'Paddy' (Capt.)
Nee: son of William Maybury Keatinge
Birth Date: 26 May 1908 Cork
First Date: 1933
Profession: East African Power and Lighting accountant
Area: Nairobi
Married: In Nairobi 10 Nov 1934 Eve Selina Buhler b. 11.6.1906
Book Reference: Sitrep 2, Golf, Irish
General Information:
Irish - When Paddy finally left the Army he joined the EAP&L Co. later becoming Chief Accountant to the company. He was a very keen golfer and was largely responsible for making the annual Irish Society golf competition a popular success. He was a stalwart member of the Royal Nairobi Golf Club and later on was elected as President of the Kenya Golf Union in 1952.
Gazette 16 Nov 1936 Voters List 1936 - Nairobi South - Arthur Evelyn Keatinge, Chartered Accountant, Gymkhana Rd., EAP&L, Nbi and Mrs Alice Maude Keatinge, married woman, Gymkhana Rd., Nbi [his mother]
One of the original '500' men in the Kenya Regt. in 1937. (KR 66). President of the Golf Union of EA in 1952. Played in the EA Amateur Golf Championship in 1933. President of the Irish Society in 1948.
Gazette 28 Oct 1941 probate for Alice Maude Keatinge d. Nairobi 30 Mar 1941