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Name: MACDONALD, John
Nationality: British
First Date: 1901
Profession: Appointed as an Inspector to the BEA Police on 12 May 1902
Area: Mombasa
Book Reference: Police, North
General Information:
North - J. Macdonald - Appt 3rd Engineer on the 'SS Juba' 25/4/1901; transferred from Juba to EAP Police Sept 1901; Appt. Inspector of Police Mombasa 12/5/1902; due to dep. on leave Oct 1903
Blue Books His dates are given as 25 April 1901 for entry to EAP service, and 1 Sep 1901 for his position as Inspector. Police posts weren’t included in the (very imperfect, handwritten) 1901-1902 Blue Book, so any prior occupation can't be confirmed. He has vanished by the time of the 1904 Blue Book.