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the consequences. I'll be responsible." In
Mandatory Palestine Plumer gained a reputation as being "genuinely even handed" and was one of the few British administrators who was consistently popular with both the Jewish community and the Arab community in that territory. Privately, he was sympathetic to the cause of establishing a homeland for the Jewish people but he tried his best to "be fair" to Arab concerns as well while he was High Commissioner.
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and the Arab
Nationalists. On one occasion, an Arab delegation protested a proposal by Jewish battalions to install their regimental colours in the chief synagogues, saying they "wouldn't be responsible for the consequences". Plumer replied, 'That's all right, you're not asked to be responsible for
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with his army commanders and their chiefs of staff, November 1918. Front row, left to right: Sir
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before being appointed assistant military secretary to the
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on 11 September 1876. He joined his regiment in India and became adjutant of his battalion on 29 April 1879. Promoted to
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large craters and was described as the loudest explosion in human history. He later served as
Commander-in-Chief of the
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With Plumer in
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The chief mourners were -...Mr W. Brooke (Leafield, Moor
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for distinguished service in the field on 22 August 1902, and was appointed
Commander of the
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Field Marshal Lord Plumer at the unveiling of the Menin Gate memorial, Belgium, 24 July 1927
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and then later that year returned there to command the Matabele Relief Force during the
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on 29 November 1900 and was then given command of a mixed force which captured General
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in May 1915 and in June 1917 won an overwhelming victory over the German Army at the
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in November 1911. In addition to his military duties, he served as the
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in June 1917. The battle started with the simultaneous explosion of a
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for his "long and distinguished public services" on 3 June 1929.
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1909:"Field-Marshal Lord Plumer: A Great Leader of Men (obituary)".
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in October 1917 advancing another 5,000 yards in the process.
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Plumer was appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief the
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Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
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1552:"The Menin Gate Inauguration Ceremony – Sunday 24 July 1927"
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
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on 16 July 1932 at the age of 75. His body was interred in
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1619:. Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 15 October 1912
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Borrowed Soldiers: Americans Under British Command, 1918
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in 1896 to disarm the local police force following the
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on 22 January 1893 and posted to the 2nd Battalion the
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Herbert Plumer was son of Hall Plumer of Malpas Lodge,
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Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
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The Great War Generals on the Western Front 1914−1918
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
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Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
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1175:. No. 36743. London. 16 April 1902. p. 11.
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within IV Army Corps and General Officer Commanding
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on 29 May 1882, he accompanied his battalion to the
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1190:. No. 36792. London. 12 June 1902. p. 12.
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65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment of Foot
2893:Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
1365:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004.
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292:Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer
718:In November 1917 Plumer was given command of the
476:. He became deputy assistant adjutant-general at
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534:on 1 October 1902. The following year he became
937:Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
265:Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
2968:Viscounts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
1765:(Supplement). 14 December 1917. p. 13205.
821:High Commissioner Plumer awarding prizes at a
557:within Irish Command in May 1907. Promoted to
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1965:Beckett, Ian F. W.; Corvi, Steven J. (2006).
695:beneath German lines. The detonation created
553:in April 1906 and General Officer Commanding
549:in February 1904, General Officer Commanding
2913:Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
2903:Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun
2070:. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press.
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1423:(Supplement). 1 February 1916. p. 1326.
328:(13 March 1857 – 16 July 1932) was a senior
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1837:(Supplement). 18 January 1921. p. 572.
1702:(Supplement). 11 January 1916. p. 564.
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448:. He spent from 1886 to 1887 attending the
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257:Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
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1648:(Supplement). 28 December 1917. p. 1.
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1819:(Supplement). 11 July 1919. p. 8938.
1801:(Supplement). 7 March 1919. p. 3281.
1783:(Supplement). 8 March 1918. p. 3097.
1666:(Supplement). 26 June 1906. p. 4460.
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1984:Harington, General Sir Charles (1935).
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1969:. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military.
1941:In Flanders Fields: Passchendaele 1917
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987:Grand Cordon, Order of the Rising Sun
693:Royal Engineers' tunnelling companies
561:on 4 November 1908, he went on to be
358:Royal Engineers' tunnelling companies
2973:York and Lancaster Regiment officers
2848:British Army generals of World War I
1922:The British Field Marshals 1736–1997
1525:. L. and Virginia Woolf. p. 92.
1506:Gwynn, Major General Sir Charles W.
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1334:. London Scout Council. p. 202.
360:beneath German lines, which created
2142:Quartermaster-General to the Forces
1208:. 29 July 1902. pp. 4835–4837.
736:Chief of the Imperial General Staff
605:: this position eventually went to
547:Quartermaster-General to the Forces
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1924:. Barnsley (UK): Pen & Sword.
1037:. 12 September 1879. p. 5454.
977:with palm (France) – 11 March 1919
701:loudest explosion in human history
593:Following the unexpected death of
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456:on 7 May 1890. He was promoted to
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2948:People of the Second Matabele War
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2005:. Barnsley: Pen and Sword Books.
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1471:. 21 October 1919. p. 12890.
1316:. 17 November 1911. p. 8349.
1263:. 25 November 1902. p. 7939.
894:and was a chief mourner at the
833:On 24 July 1927 he conducted the
809:, and dealt firmly with both the
789:on 31 July 1919, and was created
402:Royal Military College, Sandhurst
128:, London, England, United Kingdom
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2460:Civil commissioners (1799–1813)
2295:C-in-C British Army of the Rhine
1523:Unholy Memories of the Holy Land
1228:. 31 October 1902. p. 6897.
1160:. 16 October 1900. p. 6326.
1055:. 31 October 1879. p. 6187.
981:Army Distinguished Service Medal
890:W.H. Brooke who had studied at
785:in May 1919. He was promoted to
665:Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd
589:Wartime sketch of General Plumer
16:British Army general (1857–1932)
2943:People educated at Eton College
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1684:. 19 April 1901. p. 2696.
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983:(United States) – 12 July 1919
773:, on the right, 11 August 1926
705:battle of the Menin Road Ridge
380:in 1925 and retiring in 1928.
282:High Commissioner of Palestine
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2963:Viscounts created by George V
2372:Peerage of the United Kingdom
1882:(42237): 12. 22 October 1919.
1747:. 23 June 1925. p. 4193.
1332:Scouting in London, 1908-1965
1073:. 12 June 1883. p. 3038.
799:British Mandate for Palestine
631:. Middle row, left to right:
378:British Mandate for Palestine
2878:Burials at Westminster Abbey
1453:. 23 May 1919. p. 6363.
1386:UK public library membership
1124:. 20 May 1890. p. 2901.
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771:Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
545:in December 1903. He became
436:. Plumer was present at the
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1239:"Army Corps appointments".
1142:. 7 May 1897. p. 2535.
993:
965:(France) – 14 December 1917
866:Plumer died at his home in
720:British Expeditionary Force
643:. Back row, left to right:
599:British Expeditionary Force
487:In 1899 Plumer returned to
462:York and Lancaster Regiment
191:York and Lancaster Regiment
10:
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2843:Barons created by George V
2453:governors-general of Malta
1915:(46188): 17. 18 July 1932.
1904:(46188): 13. 18 July 1932.
950:Venerable Order of St John
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892:University College, Oxford
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563:General Officer Commanding
536:General Officer Commanding
450:Staff College at Camberley
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2001:Powell, Geoffrey (1990).
1898:"Lord Plumer (tribute)".
1893:(45219): 10. 3 June 1929.
1846:General and cited sources
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971:(Belgium) – 11 March 1918
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779:British Army of the Rhine
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2264:Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien
2042:Sykes, Frank W. (1897).
1920:Heathcote, Tony (1999).
1887:"King's Birth Honours".
1730:Whitaker's Almanack 1925
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384:Early life and education
948:Knight of Grace of the
744:German spring offensive
675:He took command of the
446:mentioned in Despatches
432:in 1884 as part of the
392:, Devon (a grandson of
273:Mentioned in Despatches
2938:People from Kensington
2873:British field marshals
2501:Governors (1813–1964)
2125:Arthur Singleton Wynne
2064:Yockelson, Mitchell A.
1591:"Personal and General"
1371:10.1093/ref:odnb/35545
915:
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748:Hundred Days Offensive
709:battle of Polygon Wood
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615:Second Battle of Ypres
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342:Second Battle of Ypres
2305:Sir William Robertson
2213:Sir Laurence Oliphant
2152:Sir William Nicholson
2048:. London: Constable.
1876:"War Peers' Titles".
1861:King's College London
1328:Nevill, Percy Bantock
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728:disaster at Caporetto
713:battle of Broodseinde
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499:. He was promoted to
422:65th Regiment of Foot
165:Years of service
2115:GOC Eastern District
767:Archbishop of Naples
734:for the position of
649:Sir Charles Kavanagh
645:Sir Herbert Lawrence
637:Sir William Birdwood
613:which he led at the
607:Horace Smith-Dorrien
515:dated 23 June 1902,
511:on his return. In a
29:The Right Honourable
2928:Mandatory Palestine
2445:Civil commissioners
2337:Sir Walter Congreve
2312:Government offices
2281:Sir Henry Rawlinson
2108:Sir William Gatacre
1943:. London: Penguin.
1939:Wolff, L. (2001) .
852:Plumer was created
807:Balfour Declaration
629:Sir Henry Rawlinson
577:from 1910 to 1912.
522:He was promoted to
474:Second Matabele War
336:. After commanding
239:Second Matabele War
34:The Viscount Plumer
2347:Sir Herbert Samuel
1988:. London: Murray.
1986:Plumer of Messines
1835:The London Gazette
1817:The London Gazette
1799:The London Gazette
1781:The London Gazette
1763:The London Gazette
1745:The London Gazette
1718:The London Gazette
1700:The London Gazette
1682:The London Gazette
1664:The London Gazette
1646:The London Gazette
1577:The London Gazette
1538:Plumer of Messines
1469:The London Gazette
1451:The London Gazette
1421:The London Gazette
1314:The London Gazette
1260:The London Gazette
1225:The London Gazette
1206:The London Gazette
1186:"Court Circular".
1158:The London Gazette
1140:The London Gazette
1122:The London Gazette
1071:The London Gazette
1053:The London Gazette
1034:The London Gazette
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902:in October 1912.
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803:British Government
775:
685:Battle of Messines
673:
595:Sir James Grierson
591:
559:lieutenant general
493:Relief of Mafeking
482:lieutenant colonel
444:in March, and was
350:Battle of Messines
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2798:Harold MacMichael
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2392:Succeeded by
2361:Succeeded by
2334:Succeeded by
2327:Governor of Malta
2302:Succeeded by
2278:Succeeded by
2251:Succeeded by
2227:Succeeded by
2200:Succeeded by
2149:Succeeded by
2122:Succeeded by
2100:Military offices
2077:978-0-8061-3919-7
1976:978-1-84415-169-1
1508:Imperial Policing
1384:(Subscription or
876:Westminster Abbey
837:ceremony for the
795:High Commissioner
783:Governor of Malta
740:William Robertson
669:Hastings Anderson
575:London Boy Scouts
505:Christiaan de Wet
489:Southern Rhodesia
466:Southern Rhodesia
394:Sir Thomas Plumer
374:High Commissioner
370:Governor of Malta
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138:Westminster Abbey
84:Alexander Bassano
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2883:Diplomatic peers
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2317:Preceded by
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2230:Sir Henry Lawson
2210:Preceded by
2203:William Campbell
2193:GOC 5th Division
2183:Preceded by
2169:GOC 7th Division
2159:Preceded by
2135:Sir Ian Hamilton
2132:Preceded by
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2548:Le Marchant
2289:New command
2244:GOC V Corps
2238:New command
2186:Henry Grant
1831:"No. 32201"
1813:"No. 31451"
1795:"No. 31222"
1777:"No. 30568"
1759:"No. 30431"
1741:"No. 33059"
1714:"No. 30216"
1696:"No. 29438"
1678:"No. 27306"
1660:"No. 27926"
1642:"No. 30450"
1623:8 September
1601:8 September
1573:"No. 33501"
1465:"No. 31610"
1447:"No. 31352"
1417:"No. 29459"
1310:"No. 28551"
1255:"No. 27498"
1220:"No. 27490"
1202:"No. 27459"
1171:"The War".
1154:"No. 27238"
1136:"No. 26850"
1118:"No. 26052"
1067:"No. 25241"
1049:"No. 24777"
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495:during the
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346:Second Army
235:Mahdist War
225:4th Brigade
205:Second Army
2827:Categories
2777:Harry Luke
2408:1919–1932
2389:1929–1932
2358:1925–1928
2331:1919–1924
2299:1918–1919
2275:1915–1917
2224:1911–1914
2197:1907–1909
2173:1906–1907
2146:1904–1905
2119:1903–1904
1434:Wolff 2001
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839:Menin Gate
726:after the
601:alongside
509:Edward VII
418:lieutenant
145:Allegiance
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1879:The Times
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1006:Citations
478:Aldershot
420:into the
168:1876–1919
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2482:Cameron
1994:3004191
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1376:16 June
1294:16 June
957:Foreign
919:British
906:Honours
847:Belgium
825:event,
823:Maccabi
805:in the
797:of the
681:general
611:V Corps
530:within
501:colonel
426:captain
390:Torquay
376:of the
340:at the
338:V Corps
2699:Dorman
2678:Dorman
2663:Creasy
2643:Dobbie
2618:Plumer
2608:Rundle
2598:Clarke
2568:Borton
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882:Family
872:London
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454:Jersey
253:Awards
155:branch
133:Buried
109:London
86:, 1899
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2583:Smyth
2558:Grant
2492:Oakes
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1990:OCLC
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1926:ISBN
1869:2012
1625:2024
1603:2024
1559:2013
1378:2013
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888:Maj.
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573:for
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116:Died
92:Born
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