Sir Arthur George Rixson Mooring (born November 23, 1908 – died 1969) was educated at Bedford Modern School and Queens' College, Cambridge before entering the Colonial Service in 1931. He served there for a number of years in Nigeria before joining the Royal West African Frontier Forces, serving in West Africa, India and Burma. He was mentioned in dispatches and gained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Following the Second World War, he returned to Nigeria and rose to become the Deputy Governor of the Western region. In 1959 he became the British Resident in Zanzibar, a position he held until independence in 1963. November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Bedford Modern School is not to be confused with Bedford School. ... Full name The Queens College of Saint Margaret and Saint Bernard, commonly called Queens College, in the University of Cambridge Motto Floreat Domus May this House Flourish Named after - Previous names - Established 1448 Sister College Pembroke College President Lord Eatwell Location Silver Street Undergraduates 490 Graduates 270 Homepage Boatclub... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest continent and second most populous after Asia. ... Mentioned in Dispatches (MID) is a military award for gallantry or otherwise commendable service. ... In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A British Resident or British Resident Minister was a British colonial official who lived and worked in smaller self-governing colonies or protectorates as a political advisor to the leader and as an ambassador of the British Government. ... Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar, Tanzania, comprises a pair of islands off the east coast of Africa called Zanzibar (Unguja) (1994 est. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...