Captain Richard Saher de Quincey ("the Captain") (12 November 1896, Surbiton, Surrey30 December 1965, Marden, Herefordshire) was a noted British cattle breeder.1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census; National archive reference: RG13; Piece number: 683; Folio: 116; Page: 9; Schedule: 33Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980; Birth Date: 12 Nov 1896; Christening Date: 29 Mar 1897; Christening Place: Chislehurst, Kent, England
De Quincey fought in World War I as a fighter pilot in the Royal Flying Corps but was invalided out of the service as result of the effects of flying at high altitude.
De Quincy's father bought The Vern - a farm at Bodenham, Herefordshire - in 1922. The farm came with a herd of Hereford cattle which the younger de Quincey successfully improved, his bulls winning many prizes and export markets.
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