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Name: STOOKE, George Beresford 'Toby' KCMG, Sir

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1897 Priors Marston, Warks.

Death Date: 7 Apr 1983 Taunton

First Date: 1925

Last Date: 1933

Profession: Deputy Chief Secretary, Secretariat, Kenya in 1939, appointed 1938. Originally an Admin. Cadet 1925. Sarawak Civil Service 1920-25. Mauritius Civil Service 1933-36. Governor, Sierra Leone 1948-53

Area: 1930 Kericho

Married: In St Pancras 18 Aug 1917 Winifred Thirza Brooks b. 1889 Salford; 2. 1931 Creenagh Lydia Lyster Richards (C.St.J.) b. 14 May 1907, d. 22 Nov 1998 Taunton

Children: Peter (1942); Cara (1943)

Book Reference: Staff 39, Debrett, Red 31, Colonial, Dominion, Who's Who

War Service: Naval service 1914-19; Paymaster-Lieutenant

School: Fulneck School nr. Leeds and King Edward VI School Bath

General Information:

Debrett - Paymaster-Lieut. (retired) RN; was in Sarawak Civil Ser. 1920-25, Dist. Officer Kenya 1925-33, Assist. Treasurer Mauritius 1933-36, Dep. Treasurer Kenya 1936-38, Dep. Ch. Sec. Kenya 1938-40, Ch. Sec. Zanzibar 1940-42, N. Rhodesia 1942-45, and Nigeria 1945-47, and Gov. and Com.-in-Ch., Sierra Leone 1947-53, since when Second Crown Agent for the Colonies; European War 1914-19; is a K.St.J.; has 2nd class Order of Brilliant Star of Zanzibar

Dominion - District Officer - 1930

Gazette - 16/9/1925 - Arrived on 1st Appointment - Cadet, ADC - G.B. Stooke

Gazette - 18/4/1933 - Departed on Transfer to Mauritius

Red 31 has C. Beresford Stooke

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