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Name: KNIGHT, Alan MBE
Nee: son of Oliver and Edith Knight
Birth Date: 5 Nov 1915 Rathdown, Dublin
Death Date: 1 Apr 1999 Nairobi
First Date: 1920
Profession: Farmer
Area: Eldoret, 1958 Kitale
Married: In Nakuru 12 Dec 1942 Maude E. Langridge b. 5 May 1918 Thakeham, Hants., d. 1990 Nairobi, school matron (dau of William Henry Langridge)
Children: one son; one dau.
Book Reference: Sitrep 2, Red 31, Hut, Who's Who 63, Foster
School: Monkton Combe School 1926-34; Wye Agricultural College 1935-37; Cert. Agric.
General Information:
Who's Who 63 - Farming in Kitale since 1937; Member Trans Nzoia District Council 1946-51; Senior Executive Officer Kenya Central Land Board 1963
Foster - a strong member of Moral Rearmament (MRA); 1953 in charge of MRA team at Athi River detention camp, awarded MBE for his work.
Red 31 has A. Knight, Muthaiga Club, Nairobi
One of the original '500' men in the Kenya Regt. in 1937. (KR 409).
Obituary http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituaries-lt-col-alan-knight-1099537.html