Kneller joined the Colonial Office after playing first-class cricket, becoming a colonial official in Kenya Colony. He was appointed Inspector of Labour in December 1934 by Governor Sir Joseph Byrne,[6] with him later being appointed a registration officer in June 1938.[7] He was appointed a senior labour officer in February 1941,[8] before being appointed Acting-Deputy Labour Commissioner in February 1948.[9] He returned to his substantive rank of Principal Labour Officer in March 1948,[10] but was reappointed Acting-Deputy Labour Commissioner in June of the same year.[11] In July 1950, he was appointed be a Deputy Labour Commissioner,[12] and was appointed as a Labour Commissioner in September of the following year,[13] before reverting to his substantive post of Deputy Labour Commissioner in September 1952.[14] He was appointed an OBE in the 1953 Coronation Honours.[15] Kneller later took part in the investigation into mistreatment of Kenyan prisoners during the Mau Mau rebellion, at which point he was employed by the Kenya Wattle Manufacturers Association.[16] Kneller later retired to England, where he died at Chichester in July 1969.[1]
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^ ab"Wisden – Obituaries in 1969". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
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arthur, kneller, arthur, harry, kneller, april, 1894, july, 1969, english, first, class, cricketer, colonial, official, kenya, colony, personal, informationfull, namearthur, harry, knellerborn, 1894, april, 1894kingsclere, hampshire, englanddied19, july, 1969,. Arthur Harry Kneller OBE 28 April 1894 19 July 1969 was an English first class cricketer and colonial official in Kenya Colony Arthur KnellerPersonal informationFull nameArthur Harry KnellerBorn 1894 04 28 28 April 1894Kingsclere Hampshire EnglandDied19 July 1969 1969 07 19 aged 75 Chichester Sussex EnglandBattingRight handedDomestic team informationYearsTeam1924 1926HampshireCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 8Runs scored 76Batting average 8 44100s 50s 0 0Top score 25Catches stumpings 0 Source Cricinfo 9 January 2009Cricket and colonial service editThe son of Harry Kneller he was born in April 1894 at Kingsclere Hampshire He was educated at Ardingly College where he played for the college cricket team 1 Kneller served in the First World War being commissioned into the Royal Garrison Artillery as a second lieutenant in June 1917 2 Shortly after the conclusion of the war he was promoted to lieutenant in December 1918 3 He later played first class cricket for Hampshire making his debut against Sussex at Portsmouth in the 1924 County Championship He played first class cricket until 1926 making eight appearances 4 He scored 76 runs in his eight matches at an average of 8 44 and a highest score of 25 not out 5 Kneller joined the Colonial Office after playing first class cricket becoming a colonial official in Kenya Colony He was appointed Inspector of Labour in December 1934 by Governor Sir Joseph Byrne 6 with him later being appointed a registration officer in June 1938 7 He was appointed a senior labour officer in February 1941 8 before being appointed Acting Deputy Labour Commissioner in February 1948 9 He returned to his substantive rank of Principal Labour Officer in March 1948 10 but was reappointed Acting Deputy Labour Commissioner in June of the same year 11 In July 1950 he was appointed be a Deputy Labour Commissioner 12 and was appointed as a Labour Commissioner in September of the following year 13 before reverting to his substantive post of Deputy Labour Commissioner in September 1952 14 He was appointed an OBE in the 1953 Coronation Honours 15 Kneller later took part in the investigation into mistreatment of Kenyan prisoners during the Mau Mau rebellion at which point he was employed by the Kenya Wattle Manufacturers Association 16 Kneller later retired to England where he died at Chichester in July 1969 1 References edit a b Wisden Obituaries in 1969 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 28 January 2023 No 30170 The London Gazette Supplement 6 July 1917 p 6789 No 31265 The London Gazette 1 April 1919 p 4309 First Class Matches played by Arthur Kneller CricketArchive Retrieved 11 April 2023 First Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Arthur Kneller CricketArchive Retrieved 11 April 2023 Kenya Gazette Vol 37 1 ed 2 January 1935 p 7 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a Cite magazine requires magazine help Kenya Gazette Vol 40 32 ed 28 June 1938 p 682 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a Cite magazine requires magazine help Kenya Gazette Vol 43 37 ed 2 September 1941 p 550 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a Cite magazine requires magazine help Kenya Gazette Vol 50 8 ed 22 February 1948 p 133 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a Cite magazine requires magazine help Kenya Gazette Vol 50 11 ed 16 March 1948 p 209 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a Cite magazine requires magazine help Kenya Gazette Vol 50 24 ed 15 June 1948 p 383 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a Cite magazine requires magazine help Kenya Gazette Vol 52 35 ed 1 August 1950 p 593 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a Cite magazine requires magazine help Kenya Gazette Vol 53 46 ed 11 September 1951 p 893 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a Cite magazine requires magazine help Kenya Gazette Vol 54 54 ed 30 September 1952 p 952 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a Cite magazine requires magazine help No 39863 The London Gazette Supplement 26 May 1953 p 2974 Jack A P 1959 Administrative Enquiry Into Allegations of Ill treatment and Irregular Practices Against Detainees at Manyani Detention Camp and Fort Hall District Works Camps p 171 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a Cite magazine requires magazine help External links editArthur Kneller at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur Kneller amp oldid 1184484309, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,