Ruck Family Massacre
| Ruck Family Massacre | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Mau Mau Uprising | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 United Kingdom | Mau Mau | ||||
| Strength | |||||
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3 Europeans 1 African Servant | 30 | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 4 killed | |||||
The Ruck Family Massacre took place during the Mau Mau Uprising. Farmer Roger Ruck, his wife Esme and six-year-old son Michael, along with their African servants, were massacred by Mau Mau.[1] The massacre shocked the European community in Kenya and led to 1,500 European settlers marching on the Governor demanding action.[2][3]
The massacre was fictionalised in the novel Something of Value by Robert Ruark, and in the 1957 film version.
References
- ↑ Tony Rennell, "Justifiably the British are accused of brutality in 1950s Kenya. But why aren't the Mau Mau butchers also in the dock?", Daily Mail, 12 April 2011 accessed 9 November 2013
- ↑ "MAU TERRORISTS MURDER FAMILY.". The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW: National Library of Australia. 27 January 1953. p. 4. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ↑ "30 Africans Held In Killer Hunt.". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 27 January 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
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