Alt_Ref_No1979.713, 1999.153, TUF2648, UF514
Ref No578-K/8/2/346
TitleHerbert Charles Onslow Plumer (1st Viscount Plumer) G.C.B. G.C.M.G. G.C.V.O. G.B.E.; Field Marshal; Colonel of the Regiment 1917-1932
DescriptionFour letters from Plumer to Gen. Piggott, 1918-1925; New Year's greetings written by Plumer for inclusion in the Tiger and Rose Regimental Journal Dec 1922; eight Mentioned in Despatches certificates, 1915-1919; biography and service history up to c.1902; photograph of illustration of Plumer's coat of arms; portrait photograph; photograph of King George V with Plumer and Officers, Aug 1918; colour printed image of Plumer; printed image of Plumer with New Year's greeting for 1924; photograph of portrait painting; order of service, 20 Jul 1932; order of service for dedication of memorial plaque to Plumer, 6 Mar 1966; order of service for his daughter, the Honourable Eleanor Mary Plumer (1885-1967), 21 Jul 1967; 'Celebrities of the Army part VII' with coloured image of Plumer and biography and service history up to c.1902; front page of Daily Sketch, 21 Jul 1932, and page from Illustrated London News, 23 Jul 1932, with pictures of Plumer's funeral at Westminster Abbey on 20 Jul 1932; two citations A L'Ordre de L'Armée, 1917; black and white reproduction of painting of Plumer by Sir William Orpen [original is in Imperial War Museum]; certificate awarding Plumer the citizenship of Messines, 9 Jun 1923; album of fourteen letters patent for honours awarded to Plumer by several countries [all outsize items].
Date1914-1967
NotesGen. Piggott was Head of Intelligence for the Second Army 1914-1918. See 578-K/8/2/343 for Piggott's obituary with full biography.
Extent31 items
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/4459Saxe-Coburg, later Windsor; George Frederick Ernest Albert (1865-1936); His Majesty King George V1865-1936
DS/UK/4462Plumer; Herbert Charles Onslow (1857-1932); Field Marshal; 1st Viscount Plumer; G.C.B. G.C.M.G. G.C.V.O. G.B.E.1857-1932
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