From the Eastern Daily Press, May 8th 1926:
Colonel Maurice Van Riper (born in Norwich 8th April 1850) has passed away aged 76, of heart failure.
Having moved to London early in his teens, Van Riper first worked as a butcher before enlisting with the British Army and seeing action in Abyssinia, the first and second Boer wars among others, and being rightly and notably recognised for his leadership and firm resolve.
Van Riper retired due to illness in 1920 with full honours and worked…
