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- Created 1869-1879, 1893, 1896, 1899-1979 (Creation)
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10 boxes or 0.1 cubic metres
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Biographical history
Born in 1870; served in South Africa, 1899-1902; served with 3 Mounted Infantry Corps, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 1900; Resident Magistrate, Heidelberg, 1900-1901; Resident Magistrate, Volksrust, 1901; Resident Magistrate, Krugersdorp, then Deputy Commissioner of Police, Pretoria, 1901-1902; stationed in UK with 2 Bn, 1 Royal Wilts Yeomanry, 1914-1917; joined 1 Bn, 1 Royal Wilts Yeomanry on Western Front, 1917; transferred to 2 Bn, Royal Welch Fusiliers; killed in action in Sep 1917.
Archival history
GB 0099 KCLMA Poore R A Created 1869-1879, 1893, 1896, 1899-1979 Collection (fonds) 10 boxes or 0.1 cubic metres
Born in 1870; served in South Africa, 1899-1902; served with 3 Mounted Infantry Corps, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 1900; Resident Magistrate, Heidelberg, 1900-1901; Resident Magistrate, Volksrust, 1901; Resident Magistrate, Krugersdorp, then Deputy Commissioner of Police, Pretoria, 1901-1902; stationed in UK with 2 Bn, 1 Royal Wilts Yeomanry, 1914-1917; joined 1 Bn, 1 Royal Wilts Yeomanry on Western Front, 1917; transferred to 2 Bn, Royal Welch Fusiliers; killed in action in Sep 1917.
Presented to the Centre by the family in 1988.
Papers relating to his life and career, 1896-1902, 1908-1918, principally comprising letters to his family, 1896-1902, notably describing his service in operations in Orange Free State and Transvaal, South Africa, 1899-1900; notebook relating to his service in South Africa, 1899-1902, containing copies of brigade and divisional orders, notes on horses health, lists of men killed and financial accounts; 'Notes from beleaguered Kimberley', an account of the siege and relief of Kimberley, Feb 1900, by one of his colleagues, [1900]; letters to his wife, 1913-1917, notably describing his service in the UK, 1914-1917, and on the Western Front, 1917; letters to Poore's wife from Lt Col William Brooksbank Garnett, Commanding Officer, 2nd Bn, Royal Welch Fusiliers, 1917-1918, chiefly concerning the circumstances of Poore's death; army message book containing notes on explosives, 1917; photographs of Poore, 1882-1917. Family papers, 1869-1879, 1893, 1899-1979, notably including papers relating to Poore's wife, Mrs Lorne Margery Poore (née Dennistoun), 1869-1879, 1899-1979; correspondence with his sister, Nina Hamilton, wife of Duke of Hamilton, concerning Poore's management of a suspense account established to provide for the Hamilton's children, 1904-1916.
Arranged in the following sections: South Africa; management of suspence account; World War One; miscellaneous; photographs; Mrs Lorne Margery Poore.
Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services.
English
Detailed catalogue available in hard copy in the Centre's reading room.
The Centre also holds the papers of his father, Maj Robert Poore, and his brothers, Brig Gen Robert Montagu Poore and Philip Poore.
Decorations: DSO
Apr 1997 Armed forces British Army Garnett , William Brooksbank , fl 1917-1918 , Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton , Nina Benita , Douglas- , fl 1901-1916 , wife of Alfred Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton x Douglas-Hamilton , Nina Benita x Hamilton , Duchess of International conflicts International relations Kimberley Military equipment Military organizations Orange Free State Organizations Photographs Poore , Lorne Margery , fl 1869-1913 , wife of Lieutenant Colonel Roger Alvin Poore Poore , Roger Alvin , 1870-1917 , Lieutenant Colonel Second Boer War, 1899-1902 South Africa Southern Africa State security Transvaal Visual materials War Weapons World War One (1914-1918) World wars (events) Wars (events) Equipment
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Presented to the Centre by the family in 1988.
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Papers relating to his life and career, 1896-1902, 1908-1918, principally comprising letters to his family, 1896-1902, notably describing his service in operations in Orange Free State and Transvaal, South Africa, 1899-1900; notebook relating to his service in South Africa, 1899-1902, containing copies of brigade and divisional orders, notes on horses health, lists of men killed and financial accounts; 'Notes from beleaguered Kimberley', an account of the siege and relief of Kimberley, Feb 1900, by one of his colleagues, [1900]; letters to his wife, 1913-1917, notably describing his service in the UK, 1914-1917, and on the Western Front, 1917; letters to Poore's wife from Lt Col William Brooksbank Garnett, Commanding Officer, 2nd Bn, Royal Welch Fusiliers, 1917-1918, chiefly concerning the circumstances of Poore's death; army message book containing notes on explosives, 1917; photographs of Poore, 1882-1917. Family papers, 1869-1879, 1893, 1899-1979, notably including papers relating to Poore's wife, Mrs Lorne Margery Poore (née Dennistoun), 1869-1879, 1899-1979; correspondence with his sister, Nina Hamilton, wife of Duke of Hamilton, concerning Poore's management of a suspense account established to provide for the Hamilton's children, 1904-1916.
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Arranged in the following sections: South Africa; management of suspence account; World War One; miscellaneous; photographs; Mrs Lorne Margery Poore.
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Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services.
Language of material
- English
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- Latin
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English
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The Centre also holds the papers of his father, Maj Robert Poore, and his brothers, Brig Gen Robert Montagu Poore and Philip Poore.
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Detailed catalogue available in hard copy in the Centre's reading room.
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Decorations: DSO
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Decorations: DSO
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- English