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- Baptised at All Saints in Upper Norwood. Educated at Winchester college 1904-9; matric. Oxford (Christ Church) 1909 BA 1912.
Was head of his House at Winchester, in the School Cricket XI and Association Football XI. Joined Blyth Greene Jourdain & Co., in City of London, 1913, and worked in the Christ Church Mission at Poplar under Rev. John S. Gibbs. Volunteered for service on outbreak of the Great War. 2nd Lieut., 8th (City of London) Battn. (Post Office Rifles) of the London Regt., 7 Sept. 1914, Captain November 15, Adjutant; wounded 28 April 1917 at cross roads between Mory and Ecoust St. Mein, nr. Bapaume, France, and invalided for the rest of the War. British War Medal and Allies' (Victory) Medal.
In Mauritius from 1919 with Blyth Brothers & Co. (sometime Senior Partner). O.B.E. 1932 for services in the cyclone of Mar. 1931. M.L.C. Mauritius 1932-40, Hon. Netherlands Consul, Port Louis, Managing Director and Chairman Blyth, Greene, Jourdain and Co. Ltd. London 1959-62,
1st Island Commander of Boys Scouts, Mauritius (Silver Wolf).
1 son and 3 daughters: Antony Jerome, died 1943 while saving another's life in Madagascar; Eleanor Frances Man m. John Edwin Ann, 2 daughters; Barbara Beatrix, m. Gerald Logan Taylor; (Anne) Rachel Benita, m. her third cousin John Baynton Rolt, eldest son of late Very Rev. Cecil Henry Rolt, M.A., sometime Dean of Cape Town, by his wife Mary, daughter of Very Rev. William Foxley-Norris, Dean of Westminster and grand-daughter of Ven. Alfred Pott, Archdeacon of Berks., and his wife Emily Harriett, sister of George Louis Monck Gibbs. John and Rachel Rolt live at Falcon Cottage, East Winterslow, Salisbury, Wilts.
- 1891 CENSUS - Living with parents @@ 12 Gatestone Road, Upper Norwood, Croydon.
1901 CENSUS - @@ private school, "Parkside", Kingston Rd. Ewell, Surrey.
1911 CENSUS - Living at 79 Cornwall Gardens, Kensington, London. with parents Sir Charles and Mabel and Laura and Edmund.
Died at 2 Gonville House, Manor Fields, London SW15 on 22 Oct 1969.
Probate read, 30 April 1970 London. Left £21714.
Immigration & Travel.
20 June 1919 - Listed as a passenger on "Cap Polonio", sailing from Plymouth to Mauritius.
29 June 1940 - Listed as a passenger on the "Athlone Castle" sailing from Durban, S. Africa to Southampton.
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