Francis Gore (cricketer)

Gore was born in Somerset at Newton St Loe, into the aristocratic Gore family of Ango-Irish origin. He was the only son of Rev. George Gore and his wife, Frances Anne Rous, granddaughter of George Rous.^[1]

He was educated at Harrow School,^[2] before going up to Christ Church, Oxford.^[3] Gore was also a student of the Inner Temple, but was never called to the bar.^[3]

He made a single appearance in first-class cricket when he played for I Zingari against Yorkshire in the Scarborough Festival of 1881.^[4] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed without scoring by Edmund Peate in the I Zingari first-innings, while in their second-innings of 236 all out he was unbeaten without scoring.^[5]

Gore later served in the Second Boer War with the North Somerset Yeomanry, holding the rank of lieutenant in April 1900,^[6] with promotion to the rank of captain coming in January 1901.^[7] He was promoted to the rank of major the following April.^[8] Gore later transferred to the City of London Yeomanry in April 1908,^[9] with promotion to the honorary rank of lieutenant colonel coming shortly before his transfer in March 1908.^[10] Gore served in the First World War, obtaining the full rank of lieutenant colonel in November 1914,^[11] before reverting shortly after at his own request to the rank of major and honorary lieutenant colonel.^[12] He was again promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in January 1917, antedated to June 1916.^[13] He retired from active service in February 1920, having reached the age limit for service, at which point he was decorated with the Territorial Decoration.^[14]

He served as the deputy lieutenant of Monmouthshire in 1889–90.^[15] He also served during his life as a justice of the peace for Glamorgan.