Photographs of James Bracher Grenfell-Hicks, 1923-1932

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Fourteen prints; fourteen negatives. Contents include photographs of:

Kenya Police officers at HQ, Nairobi, 1923
Scotland Yard police course for colonial officers, 1926
portrait of Grenfell-Hicks, Nairobi, 1928
J.B. Grenfell-Hicks, Supt. of Police, Northern Frontier 1930-1933, with his Chrysler at Garrisa, 1932
Commr. of Police Cavendish, Garrisa, 1931
Sharp, D.C. Garrisa, having lunch in Tana River on way to Garrisa, c. 1931
crossing Uasin Gishu River on way from Wajir-Isiolo during rains, 1931
King's African Rifles (KAR) army cars at army base, Meru, c. 1930
Rendille and Maasai meeting the District Commissioner in Rendille, c. 1930
daughter of Lord Furness who married Rattrey, on safari with her father, mother, and son near Isiolo, 1931
1931, Wajir
1931, Wajir
Kenya Police, Moyale, 1932
Camel Corps, Mandera, 1932.

Dates

Creation: 1923-1932

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Shelfmark

MSS. Afr. s. 2155/2, folder 1

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

James Bracher Grenfell-Hicks served with the Kenya Police in Kismayu and the Northern Frontier Province and as Assistant and Deputy Commissioner of Police.

Related Materials

Grenfell-Hicks's service file, 1920-1940, and his photographs were copied for the Kenya National Archives in 1983 with the kind permission of his wife, Mrs H. Grenfell-Hicks.