Fred de la Rue
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A photograph of Fred de la Rue or Fred the Jockey the son of a hanger-on in the French wars taken by John Wilkes Poundley. Poundley (1873-1932) was one of the last in the line of one of the old families of Montgomeryshire. Family tradition stated that the family accompanied Lord Clive when he moved to Powis Castle in the early 19th century. His grandfather, also John Wilkes Poundley (1807-1872), was County Surveyor.
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