[2] In 1924 she married Captain Thomas Innes Farrar, a war veteran, in London, and in 1926 they moved to a farm in Kenya, settling at Mau Summit.
[3] Farrar travelled to South Africa and Rhodesia to recruit drivers, and by the end of 1940 the Kenya FANYs had approximately 700-800 members.
As the war progressed their role changed, and they took on additional duties such as catering and intelligence work, both in East Africa and abroad, including Cairo, Somalia, Madagascar and Malaya.
[2] In 1937 she became the first woman elected to the Legislative Council of Kenya when she defeated Conway Harvey by just two votes.
[2] Sidney was also a prominent member of the East Africa Women’s League and served as its president between 1953-4.