Autobiography of the life of a Police Officer in Kenya from 1936 to 1963;
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The Dawn Stand-to - The life of IVB (Peter) Mills, QPM, CPM
At the tender age of 18, Peter Mills
left his home in Norfolk in search of adventure and sailed for Kenya which, in
the days before World War II, was the newest and least developed of Britain’s
colonies - sparsely populated, with few roads and with large areas as yet
untouched by civilisation.
He set out to explore, but all too soon, funds ran out and he was obliged to find a means of supporting himself and avoiding forced repatriation. In desperation, he wandered into the police station in a remote trading centre and sought the advice of the inspector in charge, After an hour’s discussion, he was persuaded to join the prestigious Kenya Police. (ref: KPA)
Following a brief period of training
and some early postings he was sent to the wild deserts of the Northern Frontier
District.
Here, at the age of only 23, he was given command of a large force of native police with orders to defend a vast area and its people against raiding war-like tribes.
In clashes with cattle
rustlers, murderous tribesmen, wild animals and criminals of all types in
some of the remotest and most inhospitable land on earth there was a constant
threat to his survival. But survive he did.
Promotion followed promotion and, as a high ranking officer, he played a crucial role in the war against the Mau Mau and was high on their 'hit' list.
This is a
thrilling story of the last days of the Empire and one man’s account of his
adventures in an untamed 
and often dangerous land peopled by eccentric settlers
and primitive tribesmen. It is a chronicle of the courage and tenacity of one
rugged individualist and his part in bringing civilisation to that land.
(rifle; Army and Navy .577 Double)
Peter's Nile Excursion in 1945 is to be the subject of a sequel to be published in the future,
Some unpublished photographs - click to view mono images (43 thumbnails) (takes approx 20 seconds to load @ 56k)
- click to view colour images (32 thumbnails) (takes approx 15 seconds to load @ 56k)
- click to see adverts from cook book published in 1947
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