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Name: CONANT, Eric Edward Wake
Nee: eldest son of Henry John Conant, the Manor House, Grafton Regis
Birth Date: 18 Nov 1879 Kensington, London
Death Date: 1939 Bristol
Nationality: British
First Date: 1902
Last Date: 1905
Profession: Asst. Collector in Somaliland in 1902, and in EA in 1904
Area: Somaliland, Nairobi
Married: 1. In Westminster, London 25.11.1903 Irene Gwendolin Flemyng Gyll, b.1879 Dover (div. 1904, co-respondent Muhammed Shar Agha Agha Khan) (prev. m. to Frank Warner Allen b. 1870); 2. In Cairo 1916-20 Camille b. 30 Jan 1893
Children: Peter Edward M. (18 Feb 1919-1997 Salisbury)
Book Reference: Gillett, EAHB 1905, EAHB 1906, North
War Service: North Staffordshire Regt.
School: Rugby School, Sandhurst
General Information:
EAHB 1905 - Assistant Collector, Somaliland, Nov 5th 1902; Asst. Collector, EAP, Oct. 29th 1904 (with Seniority from Nov 5th 1902); King's and Queen's (South Africa) Medals.
EAHB 1906 - Resigned during 1905
North - From London; formerly Asst. Collector, Somaliland; appt. Asst. Collector EAP 28-10-1904; arr Mombasa 16-11-1904; seeking 2 months' leave to return to England and divorce wife 28-3-1905; Public Officer's Game Licence, Nandi 13-4-1905; returned to England April 1905; resigned 7-9-1905
EAHB 1905 - Asst. Collector, Nairobi
Web - Divorce petition in 1904 concerned adultery with Aga Khan and again in 1907 with Power but decree rescinded on account of his adultery.
1939 England and Wales Register living in Somerset with wife Camille and son