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Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer

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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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In July 1884 Plumer married Annie Constance Goss (1858–1941), daughter of George and Eleanor Goss; they had three daughters and one son. Their youngest daughter, Marjorie, married
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The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms, ed. L. G. Pine, Heraldry Today, 1972, page 220
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where he raised a force of mounted infantry and, having been promoted to the substantive rank of lieutenant-colonel on 17 October 1900, he led them at the
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with his army commanders and their chiefs of staff, November 1918. Front row, left to right: Sir Herbert Plumer, Sir Douglas Haig,
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before being appointed assistant military secretary to the General Officer Commanding Cape Colony in December 1895. He went to
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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 Matabeleland: An Account of the Operations of the Matabeleland Relief Force during the Rebellion of 1896
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The chief mourners were -...Mr W. Brooke (Leafield, Moor Allerton)...Mr. W. H. Brooke (University College, Oxford)...
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on his arrival in France in 1914, Plumer was considered for command of one of two Corps of the
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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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Plumer: The Soldier's General: A Biography of Field-Marshal Viscount Plumer of Messines
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on 29 November 1900 and was then given command of a mixed force which captured General
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Official Gazette of the Government of Palestine, Extraordinary issue, 25 August 1925.
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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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of Messines and of Bilton on 18 October 1919. In August 1925 he was appointed
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on 11 June 1915, he 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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Military personnel from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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for his "long and distinguished public services" on 3 June 1929.
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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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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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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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The Great War Generals on the Western Front 1914−1918
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Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
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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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65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment of Foot
2893:Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst 1365:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. 1354: 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 2923:Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order 2824: 1886: 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 2858:British Army personnel of the Second Boer War 2730: 2429: 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. 1964: 1845: 1423:(Supplement). 1 February 1916. p. 1326. 328:(13 March 1857 – 16 July 1932) was a senior 1853:"Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives" 1837:(Supplement). 18 January 1921. p. 572. 1702:(Supplement). 11 January 1916. p. 564. 1272: 1270: 925:Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath 448:. He spent from 1886 to 1887 attending the 383: 257:Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath 2737: 2723: 2436: 2422: 1648:(Supplement). 28 December 1917. p. 1. 76: 2953:Presidents of the Marylebone Cricket Club 2898:Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley 2853:British Army personnel of the Mahdist War 2062: 1983: 1919: 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. 1535: 1493: 1403: 1104: 1083: 679:in May and, having been promoted to full 2888:Governors and Governors-General of Malta 1829: 1811: 1793: 1775: 1757: 1739: 1712: 1694: 1676: 1658: 1640: 1579:(Supplement). 31 May 1929. p. 3665. 1571: 1463: 1445: 1415: 1308: 1267: 1253: 1218: 1200: 1152: 1134: 1116: 1065: 1047: 1027: 909: 816: 757: 619: 584: 2863:British High Commissioners of Palestine 2753:British High Commissioners of Palestine 1984:Harington, General Sir Charles (1935). 1536:Harington, General Sir Charles (1938). 1475: 1362:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 1349: 1347: 1345: 1343: 1341: 699:large craters and was described as the 2825: 2000: 1969:. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military. 1941:In Flanders Fields: Passchendaele 1917 1520: 1326: 730:. Early in 1918, Plumer was sought by 344:in April 1915, he took command of the 2718: 2417: 2041: 2019: 1938: 1433: 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. 1338: 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 13: 1958: 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 580: 456:on 7 May 1890. He was promoted to 407: 14: 2984: 2948:People of the Second Matabele War 2085: 2005:. Barnsley: Pen and Sword Books. 1505: 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 2746: 2688: 2502: 2461: 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 1823: 1805: 1787: 1769: 1751: 1733: 1724: 1706: 1688: 1670: 1652: 1634: 1617:"The Late Mr. Robert Middleton" 1609: 1583: 1565: 1544: 1529: 1521:Samuel, Horace Barnett (1930). 1514: 1499: 1457: 1439: 1409: 1320: 1302: 1247: 1232: 1212: 1194: 1179: 1164: 753: 2868:British colonial army officers 2687:Governors-general (1964–1974) 2354:High Commissioner of Palestine 1720:. 3 August 1917. p. 7912. 1684:. 19 April 1901. p. 2696. 1597:. 31 October 1919. p. 467 1146: 1128: 1110: 1059: 1041: 1021: 1012: 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 1: 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. 1005: 771:Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem 545:in December 1903. He became 436:. Plumer was present at the 7: 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: 2989: 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 905: 892:University College, Oxford 711:in September 1917 and the 563:General Officer Commanding 536:General Officer Commanding 450:Staff College at Camberley 2759: 2686: 2500: 2459: 2401: 2391: 2382: 2377: 2370: 2360: 2351: 2343: 2333: 2324: 2316: 2311: 2301: 2292: 2287: 2277: 2268: 2260: 2250: 2248:February 1915 – May 1915 2241: 2236: 2226: 2220:GOC-in-C Northern Command 2217: 2209: 2199: 2190: 2182: 2166: 2158: 2148: 2139: 2131: 2121: 2112: 2104: 2099: 2092:National Portrait Gallery 2001:Powell, Geoffrey (1990). 1898:"Lord Plumer (tribute)". 1893:(45219): 10. 3 June 1929. 1846:General and cited sources 989:(Japan) – 21 January 1921 971:(Belgium) – 11 March 1918 881: 779:British Army of the Rhine 480:with promotion to brevet 440:in February 1884 and the 366:British Army of the Rhine 278: 252: 230: 201:British Army of the Rhine 196: 182: 172: 164: 152: 144: 132: 115: 111:, England, United Kingdom 91: 75: 23: 2791:Arthur Grenfell Wauchope 2264:Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien 2042:Sykes, Frank W. (1897). 1920:Heathcote, Tony (1999). 1887:"King's Birth Honours". 1730:Whitaker's Almanack 1925 861: 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: 830: 774: 748:Hundred Days Offensive 709:battle of Polygon Wood 672: 615:Second Battle of Ypres 590: 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 913: 820: 781:in December 1918 and 761: 738:as a replacement for 728:disaster at Caporetto 713:battle of Broodseinde 623: 588: 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:. 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Index

Field Marshal
The Right Honourable
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Alexander Bassano
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Knightsbridge
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British Army
Field Marshal
65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment of Foot
York and Lancaster Regiment
British Army of the Rhine
Second Army
Northern Command
5th Division
7th Division
10th Division
4th Brigade
Mahdist War
Second Matabele War
Second Boer War
First World War
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George

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