| Poore | George Bentley | | Captain | 1st RPR
Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Railway Pioneer Regiment |
| Poore | George William | 38754 | Trooper | Source: QSA Medal Rolls | 130th Company, 28th Btn, IY |
| Poore | H | | | Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | 28th Battery, RFA |
| Poore | Henry Ernest | 2359 | Private | Source: OZ-Boer database | Victoria, 4th Battalion Australian Commonwealth Ho |
| Poore | P E | 3660 | Corporal | QSA (1) DoL
Provisional list of recipients
Source: Ladysmith Siege Account and Medal Roll | (King's) Liverpool Regiment |
| Poore | P E | | | 1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | (King's) Liverpool Regiment |
| Poore | R A | | Lieutenant | MID LG: 10 September 1901, page: 5963. Source: Field Marshal Roberts. 4 September 1901. Re: General mentions
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| Poore | R M | | Local Lieutenant Colonel | MID LG: 29 July 1902, page: 4838. Source: General Kitchener. 23 June 1902. Re: Final despatch & mentions
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| Poore | R M | | Major | MID LG: 16 April 1901, page: 2602. Source: Field Marshal Roberts. 2 April 1901. Re: General mentions
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| Poore | R M | | Brevet Major | MID LG: 8 February 1901, page: 844. Source: Field Marshal Roberts. 31 March 1900. Re: Orange Free State
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| Poore | R M | | Captain | BSACM Rhodesia 1896 (1) Mashonaland 1897.
Source: BSACM rolls | 7th (The Queen's Own) Hussars |
| Poore | R M | | Major | Entered 1886; Brevet Major, 1898. Staff service: ADC to Governor of Bombay, 1894-95; employed with Military Mounted Police, South Africa, 1899; Provost Marshal, South Africa, November 1899. War service: Operations in South Africa, 1896-97 (Despatches; Brevet of Major); Boer War, 1899-1900; on Staff. The military police have in war time a very important function in repressing disorder, preventing pillage, and looking after stragglers. No more suitable officer could have been chosen to act as DAAG with the mounted police than that well-known cavalry officer, Major Poore, 7th Hussars, who is devoted to athletics, and everything that concerns the physical training of the soldier. Major Poore was for several years with his regiment in India, and in South Africa he served with distinction through the Matabele and Mashonaland Campaigns. | Staff |
| Poore | Robert Montagu | | Captain | POORE, ROGER ALVIN, Lieutenant, was born 3 July 1870, at Bath, son of Robert Poore, formerly Major, 6th Hussars, and Juliana Benita Poore, daughter of Rear Admiral Sir Armar Lowry Corry, KCB, and Lady Corry (nee Massy Dawson). Roger Alvin Poore, then a Lieutenant in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry, volunteered for the South African War, and was appointed to the Mounted Infantry Company of the Yorkshire Light Infantry (3rd Mounted Infantry) 17 November 1899, and served with them in all engagements from Belmont 23 November, Graspan 25 November, Modder River 30 November, Magersfontein, 11 December, the Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, etc, to the Battle of Diamond Hill on the 11th and 12th June 1900. His horse was shot under him at Sanna's Post, and, in another engagement, a bullet passed through his helmet. Soon after Diamond Hill he was appointed District Magistrate, when, in the performance of his duties, "he was regarded as the soul of honour and uprightness, and a loyal, genuine friend", by both Boers and English. His Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Pilcher, wrote on 19 December 1900: "I can think of no officer who has seen more, or as much, fighting as Lieutenant Poore has done. I have on more than one occasion sent forward his name for honourable mention; I know no better patrol leader. He was on one occasion called out and thanked by Major General Hutton for his good work. He is an excellent Mounted Infantry Officer". Lieutenant Poore (then Captain) was mentioned in Lord Roberts's Supplementary Despatches 10 September 1901. He was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 27 September 1901]: "Roger Alvin Poore, Lieutenant, Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". In 1911 Major Poore received the Coronation Medal. On the 11th January 1915, he was appointed to the command of the 2/1st Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry, and, in the Supplement to the London Gazette, War Office, 24 February 1917, the name of (Temporary) Lieutenant Colonel R A Poore is (with those of other officers) mentioned as having been brought before the Secretary of State for War "for valuable services rendered in connection with the war". In February he was transferred to the 2nd Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers, and served with them till he was killed in action on 26 September 1917. His Colonel, writing to Mrs Poore, said: "There is one thing that you will hear with pride, and that is, that the battalion under your husband's command behaved most gallantly in the action and has covered itself with glory. Your husband has endeared himself to everybody in the battalion, and his loss will be most acutely felt. He had helped and supported me most loyally; indeed, I do not know how I will get on without his wise advice. He was one of the most gallant gentlemen I have ever met". Brigadier General Mayne (of the 33rd Division) wrote, 2 October 1917: "He was so keen and enthusiastic about anything he did, and he set such a fine example by his devotion to duty and strength of character. The last time I saw him (25 September) he was moving up with his battalion to the front line, full of enthusiasm and a splendid example to his officers and men". Major Poore was a splendid horseman, an excellent shot with both rifle and gun, and very keen on every kind of sport. At the Military Tournament at the Agricultural Hall in 1899, the only time he competed, he won First Prize for Sabre v Sabre. "The best of friends, the most gallant of men; an awful loss for all and their name is legion, and for the country he served so well". He married, on 9 December 1913, Lorne Margery, daughter of Major Richard James William Dennistoun and Mrs Despard, of Hamilton, and their children were Lorne Heather Dennistoun, born 23 December 1914 (died 22 February 1915), and Roger Hamilton Poore, born 19 August 1916.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | 7th (The Queen's Own) Hussars |
| Poore | Robert Montagu | | Major | QSA (6).
Source: QSA medal rolls | 7th (The Queen's Own) Hussars |
| Poore | Roger Alvin | | Lieutenant | POORE, ROBERT MONTAGU, Captain, was born at Carysfort House, near Dublin, 20 March 1860, eldest son of Major Robert Poore, late 8th Hussars, and of Juliana Benita, daughter of Rear Admiral Sir Armar Lowry Corry, KCB. He joined the Wiltshire Regiment, as Lieutenant, from the Militia, 28 April 1886; was transferred to the 7th Hussars, as Lieutenant, 13 October 1886. He served in India from 1886 to 1895; was ADC to His Excellency the Governor of Bombay 24 October 1892 to 17 February 1895. He served in South Africa, 1895 to 1905, including the Matabele (1896) and Mashonaland (1897) Campaigns. He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 18 February 1898], and was given the Brevet of Major 20 May 1898, having been promoted to Captain 1 July 1896. He served in the South African War, 1899-1902, with the Military Mounted Police 9 October to 12 November 1899; as Provost-Marshal 13 November 1899 to 7 July 1902, being present at the operations in the Orange Free State, February to May 1900, including operations at Paardeberg (17 to 26 February); actions at Poplar Grove, Dreifontein, Vet River (5 and 6 May) and Zand River; operations in the Transvaal in May and June 1900, including actions near Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill (11 and 12 June); operations in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, July to 29 November 1900, including action at Belfast (26 and 27 August); operations in the Transvaal 30 November 1900 to 31 May 1902. He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 8 February and 16 April 1901]; received the Queen's Medal with six clasps; the King's Medal with two clasps, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 19 April 1901]: "Robert Montagu Poore, Captain and Brevet Major, 7th Hussars. In recognition of services during the recent operations in South Africa". The Insignia were presented by the Duke of Cornwall and York 14 August 1901. He became Major 17 July 1901, and Lieutenant Colonel 26 June 1911. He commanded the 7th Hussars, 1911-15. He served in the European War from 1914; was promoted to Colonel 15 December 1914, and Temporary Brigadier General 14 October 1915; commanded the Jhansi Brigade (India), 1915-19; was mentioned in Despatches, and created a CIE in the Birthday Honours, 1918. He played cricket for the Bombay Presidency (India), 1892-95 and 1912-13, and for South Africa against Lord Hawke's English team during the winter of 1897-98, scoring two centuries. He was kept out of English first-class cricket till he was in his thirty-third year, owing to his regiment being on foreign service in India and South Africa. 1899 was his best year. He headed the season's batting in first-class matches, scoring 1,551 runs for 21 innings, his average working out to 91.23, which has never been equalled in first-class cricket for so large a number of runs. For Hampshire his average was 116.58. A partnership with Captain E G Wynyard produced 411 runs before they were parted. He played for the Gentlemen v Players in 1899. He did not limit his activities to the game of cricket. He was one of the finest swordsmen in the Army, being Best Man-at-Arms (Mounted events) for four consecutive years in which he competed at the Royal Naval and Military Tournament (1898, 1899, 1906, 1907). He was a first-class polo player, and played 'back' for his regimental team, taking part in several successful Inter-Regimental tournaments in India and finally in 1899 at Hurlingham. In 1899 he had a phenomenal fortnight, in which he played in the winning team (7th Hussars) in the Inter-Regimental Polo Tournament, when he hit the winning goal; was Best Man-at-Arms at the Royal Naval and Military Tournament, and scored three successive centuries for his county in first-class cricket. He has won several racquet, squash racquet and lawn tennis tournaments, and was a good shot both with the rifle and gun. He married, in 1898, Lady Flora Douglas-Hamilton, sister of the 13th Duke of Hamilton.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | 7th (The Queen's Own) Hussars |
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