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Name: COCHRANE, Basil William Dundonald CPM (Capt.)

Nee: related to Earl of Dundonald

Birth Date: 17 May 1891 King William's Town, S. Africa

Death Date: 17 June 1953 Nyeri

First Date: 1920

Profession: Kenya Police - promoted to Asst. Superintendent in 1926. In 1939 took over the CID, Nairobi of the Police. Superintendent of Police, Kenya in 1939, appointed 1935. Originally Constable 1921.Originally soldier-settler farmer, white hunter at Treetops

Area: Nairobi, 1925 Nakuru, Nyeri, 1922 - Njoro, 1930 Kiambu

Married: In Haslemere 22 July 1920 Anne Robertson, nurse b. 1892 Edinburgh, d. 23 Jan 1986 Nyeri)

Children: Palmer Basil Dundonald (4 July 1922 Kenya- killed in action 27 Nov 1943 Italy, Lt. King's Roy. Rifle Corps); John Robertson (4 Sep 1924, d. accident 6 Oct 1938); Elizabeth Anne (Dodds) (2 Oct 1926 Nyeri-2 Feb 2002 Simonstown)

Book Reference: Police, Staff 39, Gethin, Greame, Debrett, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, EAWL, Hut, Colonial, Burke, Dominion, Hughes, Barnes

War Service: Cape Mounted Rifles 1908-16 - Capt. in 13th Hussars

School: In South Africa

General Information:

Debrett - Capt. late 13th Hussars (Special Reserve); formerly Senior Sup., Kenya Police Force; is a serving Brother of Order of St. John of Jerusalem; European War 1914-19, in SW Africa, Mesopotamia, and N. Persia (1914-15 star, 2 medals); has Colonial Police medal. Source - Mrs E.A. Dodds

Colonial - Served S.W. Africa Campaign and Mesopotamia (R. of O.); "Dunsterforce" (Azerbaijan), North Persia 1918-19; South Persia Rifles; Kerman Brig., Capt. & Adj., 1st Cavalry 1919-20; "1914-15" Star, Br. War, Victory and IGS Medal (bar, S. Persia); Constable Kenya Police 1921; Asst. Supt. 1925; Supt. 1935

Dominion - Assistant Superintendent of Police - 1930

Hughes - Gilbert Colvile's farm manager at 'Lariak' in 1927-29 and 1932 [Farm diaries written by him]

St. Peter's, Nyeri cemetery - Basil William Dundonald Cochrane, died at Nyeri 17 June 1953, joined by his beloved wife Anne on 23 January 1986, also their daughter, Elizabeth Ann Dodds, born in Nyeri 2 October 1926 died in Simonstown 2 February 2002

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