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Name: DE LA POER, Harold Chester Croker (Capt.)
Nee: son of Edmund John De la Poer
Birth Date: 7 Sep 1882 Dublin
Death Date: 20 Apr 1948 Mombasa
Nationality: Irish
First Date: 1914
Last Date: 1948
Profession: Farmer
Area: 1920 Farm 1783 Nyeri partner with O'Hagan Kaduni, 1919 Kitale
Book Reference: Empire, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Red 22, Racing, SS, Leader14, Barnes, Mills, Gazette, Red 19
War Service: Royal Warwickshire Regt.
General Information:
Racing - Owner of 'Karoo' by 'China Rose' - 'Chaplet' - 1930 - Capt. de la Poer
Racing - Owner of ''Honey Dun Bumble' - 1930
Soldier Settlement Scheme after WW1 - Class B - Capt. H.C.C. de la Poer, Kadunie, Nyeri - Farm 1000
Mombasa Mbaraki cemetery - Captn. H.C. De La Poer, died 20 Apr 1948, Mombasa Nursing Home
Gazette 5/4/2938 - Honorary Game Warden
Gazette - 29/10/1919 - Register of Voters - Kenya Area - Harold Chester Croker De la Poer - Settler, Kaduni, West Kenya
Red Book 1919 - Nyeri District Association - Hon. Secretary and Treasurer - Capt. H.C.C. de la Poer
KAD 1922 - Committee Member, Nyeri Gymkhana Club.
Red 25 - Captain, Nyeri Polo Club.
Red 31 has Capt. H.H. De la Poer, Kaduni, Nyeri
Gazette - 26/9/1923 - Voters Register - Kenya Province - Harold Chester Croker De la Poer, Settler Kaduni PO Nyeri
Gazette 6 Dec 1938 Aberdare Voters List
Polo at Nyeri, where perhaps Capt. de la Poer is the most noteworthy figure.