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Frank O'Brien Wilson, the Glossary

Sir Frank O'Brien Wilson CMG DSO (9 April 1876 – 7 April 1962) was a retired Royal Navy officer who settled in the Colony of Kenya.^[1]

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British emigrants to British Kenya
Kenyan farmers
Members of the Legislative Council of Kenya
Settlers of Kenya
South African military personnel of World War I

Arabian horse

The Arabian or Arab horse (الحصان العربي, DMG al-ḥiṣān al-ʿarabī) is a breed of horse with historic roots on the Arabian Peninsula.

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In the Battle of Tweebosch or De Klipdrift on 7 March 1902, a Boer commando led by Koos de la Rey defeated a British column under the command of Lieutenant General Lord Methuen during the final months of the Second Boer War.

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Biarritz

Biarritz (also spelled Miarritze; Biàrritz) is a city on the Bay of Biscay, on the Atlantic coast in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the French Basque Country in southwestern France.

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Bombay Gymkhana

The Bombay Gymkhana, established in 1875, is a premier private members' club in the city of Mumbai, India.

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British Army cricket team

The Army cricket team is a cricket team representing the British Army.

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Cabinet of the United Kingdom

The Cabinet of the United Kingdom is the senior decision-making body of the Government of the United Kingdom.

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Carmarthenshire County Cricket Club

Carmarthenshire County Cricket Club was a county cricket club based in the historic Welsh county of Carmarthenshire that competed in the Minor Counties championship from 1908 to 1911, without success.

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Cliffe, Richmondshire

Cliffe is a small village and civil parish in Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England.

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Commander-in-Chief, China (Royal Navy)

The Commander-in-Chief, China, was the admiral in command of what was usually known as the China Station, at once both a British Royal Navy naval formation and its admiral in command.

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Common ostrich

The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain large areas of Africa.

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County Durham

County Durham, officially simply Durham (/ˈdʌrəm/), is a ceremonial county in North East England.

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Cricket in Kenya

Cricket is a popular sport in Kenya.

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Darlington

Darlington is a market and industrial town in County Durham, England.

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Devon County Cricket Club

Devon County Cricket Club (Devon Cricket) is one of 20 minor county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.

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Distinguished Service Order

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for operational gallantry for highly successful command and leadership during active operations, typically in actual combat.

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East African campaign (World War I)

The East African campaign in World War I was a series of battles and guerrilla actions, which started in German East Africa (GEA) and spread to portions of Mozambique, Rhodesia, British East Africa, the Uganda, and the Belgian Congo.

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East African Mounted Rifles

The East African Mounted Rifles was a regiment of mounted infantry raised in the British Colony of Kenya for service in the East African Campaign of the First World War.

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Elspeth Huxley

Elspeth Joscelin Huxley CBE (née Grant; 23 July 1907 – 10 January 1997) was an English writer, journalist, broadcaster, magistrate, environmentalist, farmer, and government adviser.

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Europeans cricket team

The Europeans cricket team was an Indian first-class cricket team which took part in the annual Bombay Tournament and Lahore Tournament.

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First-class cricket

First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Hindus cricket team

The Hindus cricket team, run by the Hindu Gymkhana in Bombay, was a first-class team which took part in the annual Bombay Tournament from 1905/06 until its final edition in 1945/46.

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James Ramsden (politician)

James Edward Ramsden (1 November 1923 – 29 March 2020) was a British Conservative politician.

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Kenya

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya (Jamhuri ya Kenya), is a country in East Africa.

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Kenya Colony

The Colony and Protectorate of Kenya, commonly known as British Kenya or British East Africa, was part of the British Empire in Africa from 1920 until 1963.

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Kenya Gazette

The Kenya Gazette is an official publication of the government of the Republic of Kenya, a government gazette.

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Kenya Kongonis Cricket Club

The Kenya Kongonis Cricket Club also abbreviated as Kenya Kongonis, is a Kenyan domestic cricket club based in the Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi.

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Legislative Council of Kenya

The Legislative Council of Kenya (LegCo) was the legislature of Kenya between 1907 and 1963. Frank O'Brien Wilson and Legislative Council of Kenya are members of the Legislative Council of Kenya.

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Lord's

Lord's Cricket Ground, commonly known as Lord's, is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London.

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Machakos

Machakos, also called Masaku, is a town in Machakos County, Kenya.

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Marylebone Cricket Club

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London.

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Military Cross

The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level (second-level until 1993) military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces, and formerly awarded to officers of other Commonwealth countries.

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Murrough Wilson

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Murrough John Wilson KBE (14 September 1875 – 20 April 1946) was a British Army officer, member of parliament, and railway executive. Frank O'Brien Wilson and Murrough Wilson are People from Richmondshire (district).

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Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya.

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North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber and North East regions of England.

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Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the largest administrative region in France by area, spanning the west and southwest of Metropolitan France.

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Order of St Michael and St George

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the future King George IV), while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III.

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Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725.

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Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament constituency)

Richmond (Yorks) was a constituency in North Yorkshire in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

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Richmondshire

Richmondshire was a local government district of North Yorkshire, England, from 1974 to 2023.

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River Tees

The River Tees, in England, rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the North Pennines and flows eastwards for to reach the North Sea in the North East of England.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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Royal Navy Cricket Club

The Royal Navy Cricket Club is a cricket team representing the British Royal Navy and based at the United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth, Hampshire.

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Rufiji River

The Rufiji River lies entirely within Tanzania.

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Rustenburg

Rustenburg (Afrikaans and Dutch: City of Rest) is a city at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range.

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Second Boer War

The Second Boer War (Tweede Vryheidsoorlog,, 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic and Orange Free State) over the Empire's influence in Southern Africa.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_O'Brien_Wilson

Also known as Frank Wilson (cricketer), Kilima Kiu.

, Tanzania, The Times, York and Lancaster Regiment, 1909 English cricket season.

Frank O'Brien Wilson, the Glossary

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See also

British emigrants to British Kenya

Kenyan farmers

Members of the Legislative Council of Kenya

Settlers of Kenya

South African military personnel of World War I

References