Eric Sherbrooke Walker

Major Eric George Sherbrooke Walker, MC (1887–1976) was hotelier and founder of the Outspan Hotel and Treetops Hotel in Kenya, as well as a decorated military officer. 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.

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Eric Sherbrooke Walker
Alias (AKA)James Barbican
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1887
Birth place
Edgbaston , Birmingham
Date of deathMay 13, 1976
Place of death
Spain , Majorca
Known for
Scouting
Treetops Hotel

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