Harper's Notes

14th January 1925[edit]

Roger Carlyle left New York 5th April 1919 for Egyptian tombs.
Travelled to Southampton, England on British steamship, Imperial Standard
Research at Penhew Foundation, England, before continuing to Egypt
Other Expedition members
- Sir Aubrey Penhew, British Egyptologist
- Dr Robert Huston, Psychologist
- Miss Hypatia Masters, photographer and archivist
- Jack Brady, Carlyle’s Friend
Left Egypt for East Africa ~3rd July 1919
Rumours debunked by Penhew of King Solomon’s mines. Claimed that journey was for a safari.
Mombasa, 25th July 1919. Expedition leaves to “hunt” inland for Nairobi.
3rd August. Left Nairobi. Rumoured to be after “Biblical treasures” in Great Rift Valley, north west of Nairobi.
Mombasa, 15th October 1919. Feared lost.
11th March 1920. Erica Carlyle, Roger’s sister, arrives Mombasa.
- Kikuyu villagers report murder of whites near Aberdare Forest.
- Joined by Mrs Victoria Post.
24th May 1920. Massacre of expedition confirmed. Believed to be work of Nandi tribesmen. *24+ dead. The bodies of the five named not found.
19th June 1920. Naudi tribesmen hanged for murder.