Bruce Greatbatch
Sir Bruce Greatbatch, was a British Colonial Service officer and soldier who concluded his career as Governor of the Seychelles from 1969 to 1973.
Early life
Greatbatch was born on 10 June 1917, the son of W. T. Greatbatch. He was educated at Malvern College and Brasenose [College, Oxford|Brasenose College], Oxford.CV
Education- 1931 to 1936 Malvern College
- 1936 to 1940 Brasenose College, Oxford
- Honours degree in Modern History. Postgraduate Colonial Service Course.
- 1939 Appointed Colonial Service – Northern Nigeria
- 1940 Posted To Northern Nigeria
- 1940-1945 War Service - Royal West African Frontier Force
- Burma Campaign. Mentioned in despatches. Rank - Major.
- 1945 Resumed Colonial Service in Northern Nigeria.
- 1952 to 1954 Private secretary to Minister of Local Government Ahmadu Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto
- 1956 to 1958 Secretary to Cabinet and Executive Council, Northern Nigeria.
- 1958 to 1959 Resident, Kano Province.
- 1959 to 1963 Permanent Secretary to the Premier of Northern Nigeria, A Ahmadu Bello Sardauna of Sokoto, and Head of the Regional Public Service
- 1963 to 1968 Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service. Deputy High Commissioner to Kenya
- 1967 to 1968 Acting High Commissioner, Kenya
- 1969 to 1974 Governor of the Seychelles and Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory.
- 1974 to 1978 Head of the British Development Division in the Caribbean in Barbados.
- 1978 onwards. Private consulting work including 1979 to 1980 advice on land transfer problems in Zimbabwe Rhodesia. Visit to Salisbury funded by the Whitson Foundation.