Richard de Quincey explained

Captain Richard Saher de Quincey ("the Captain") (12 November 1896, Surbiton, Surrey30 December 1965, Marden, Herefordshire) was a noted British cattle breeder.^{[1] [2] [3]}

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.^[4] The farm came with a herd of Hereford cattle which the younger de Quincey successfully improved, his bulls winning many prizes and export markets.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Capt. Richard de Quincey Quincey . 1965-12-31 . . 2021-07-12.
2. 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census; National archive reference: RG13; Piece number: 683; Folio: 116; Page: 9; Schedule: 33
3. Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980; Birth Date: 12 Nov 1896; Christening Date: 29 Mar 1897; Christening Place: Chislehurst, Kent, England
4. Web site: Christie's biography - Pictures from the Collection of Captain R.S. de Q. Quincey . 1996 . . 2021-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210712162354/https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-tilly-kettle-1011770/?intObjectID=1011770 . 2021-07-12.
5. Web site: Bodenham Parish Plan . 30 April 2014.