Background
Abdullah, Achmed was born on May 12, 1881 in Yalta, Crimea. Son of Nicolas and Nurmahal Romanoff.
Abdullah, Achmed was born on May 12, 1881 in Yalta, Crimea. Son of Nicolas and Nurmahal Romanoff.
Educated Eton (England), Ecole Louis le Grand (Paris), Oxford, Sorbonne.
1 adopted daughter, Phyllis Adams (lieutenant, United States Army Nursing Corps). Naturalized British subject.
Served in British and British-Indian Army, 17 years, advancing from captain to temporary rank of colonel. Member 3d Order of Franciscans. Clubs: Reading Room (York Harbor, Maine).
Married Rosemary Dolan, May 3, 1940.