Eric George Sherbrooke Walker MC (1887 - abt. 1976)

Born 4 Jul 1887 in Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Elizabeth Mary Feilding — married 1926 in Kensington, London, England

Died about 13 May 1976 at about age 88 in Cás Fidavé, Majorca, Spain [uncertain]

Biography

Major Eric George Sherbrooke Walker was a hotelier and founder of the Outspan Hotel and Treetops Hotel in Kenya, as well as a decorated military officer.

Eric was born in 1887. He was the son of Reverend George Sherbrooke Walker and his wife, Jessie Elizabeth Carter. After completing his education he became the personal secretary of Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Scouting movement. He was present at the first Scout Camp in 1908, and was one of the first two Boy Scouts inspectors.

He was an aviator, and served as a pilot for the Royal Air Force. He kept a journal, dated 1915, which has information on his flights and aeroplanes during battles in World War One. The journal is held in the National Archives (see EHC208/M1227 http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F80379).

Eric Walker married Lady Elizabeth Mary Feilding, the daughter of Rudolph Feilding, 9th Earl of Denbigh, on 26 July 1926.

He is remembered as the host of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip when they visited Treetops in 1952, shortly before receiving news of the death of King George VI and Elizabeth's accession to the throne. He wrote, and had published, a book entitled "Treetops Hotel" in 1962.

He passed away in 1976.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ A source for this information is needed.

• Wikipedia
• Civil Birth Registration - FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Name: Eric George S Walker; Registration Year: 1887; Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep; Registration district: King's Norton; Inferred County: Worcestershire; Volume: 6c; Page: 417; ALSO SEE: "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X5P-FGB : 1 October 2014), Eric George S Walker, 1887; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England
• 1891 England Census - "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7YJQ-WPZ : 10 December 2017), Eric George Sherbrook Walker in household of George Sherbrooke Walker, Edgbaston, Worcestershire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Worcestershire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
• Aviators' Certificates - Ancestry.com. Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators’ Certificates, 1910-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Royal Aero Club. Royal Aero Club index cards and photographs are in the care of the Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, London, England. (Ancestry record has image copies) Name: Eric Walker; Birth Date: 4 Jul 1887; Birth Location: Birmingham
• London Gazette 1914 - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28881/page/6797/data.pdf date: 28 August 1914, page 6797
• WWI Medal Rolls Index - Ancestry.com. British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Army Medal Office. WWI Medal Index Cards. In the care of The Western Front Association website. Name: Eric George Sherbrooke Walker; Regiment or Corps: Royal Flying Corps, General List, No 3 Liaison Group
• Passenger Lists - The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 656.Source Information: Ancestry.com. UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Name: Eric George Sherbroke Walker; Port of Departure: Kingston, Jamaica; Arrival Date: 1 Aug 1919; Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England; Ship Name: Bayano; Shipping Line: Messrs Elders and Fyffes Ltd; Official Number: 141870
• Passenger Lists - National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Index to Aliens, Not Including Filipinos, East Indians, and Chinese, Arriving by Vessel or at the Land Border at Seattle, Washington; NAI Number: 2945984; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: A3691; Roll Number: 15. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Washington, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006. Name: Erick George S Walker; Gender: Male; Nationality: English; Arrival Age: 35; Birth Date: abt 1887; Birth Place: Birmingham, England; Arrival Date: 27 Jul 1922
• Civil Marriage Index - Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Name: Eric G S Walker; Registration Date: Jul-Aug-Sep 1926; Registration district: Kensington; Inferred County: London; Spouse: Elizabeth M Fielding; Volume Number: 1a; Page Number: 506
• Obituary - The Times. London: pp.&nbsp, 16 and 34. 22 May 1976

See Also

• Lives of the First World War - https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/4583710