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Name: PRETTY, Robert Philip 'Lofty'
Nee: son of William Tertius and Mabel Hewitt Pretty
Birth Date: 27 Nov 1902 Ipswich
Death Date: 11 Sep 1967 Mombasa
Profession: Garage Proprietor
Area: Eldoret
Book Reference: Golf, Hut
General Information:
Golf - In 1934 a remarkable feat was performed by Mr S.O. Hemsted and Mr R.P. Pretty, when they played 101 holes of golf in one day. The handicapping was 3/4 of the difference of their respective handicaps plus 1/4 stroke a hole for the difference in age. Mr Hemsted who was then over 50, won 17 up!
Robert Phillip - Kenya Regiment 1893
Hut has 'Lofty' Pretty, Eldoret, Garage, Sec. Golf Club son of Col. Pretty
Gazette 6 Dec 1938 Uasin Gishu Voters Roll
Gazette 29 Sep 1967 probate
FindaGrave Robert Phillip “Lofty” Pretty Birth 27 Nov 1902 Ipswich, Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England Death 11 Sep 1967 (aged 64) Mombasa, Kenya Burial Kisauni Cemetery Mombasa, Mombasa, Kenya KC137 Memorial ID 271309384
FindaGrave Robert Phillip “Lofty” Pretty Birth 27 Nov 1902 Ipswich, Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England Death 11 Sep 1967 (aged 64) Mombasa, Kenya Burial Kisauni Cemetery Mombasa, Mombasa, Kenya KC137 Memorial ID 271309384