Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer
The Viscount Plumer | |
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 Portrait by Alexander Bassano, 1899 | |
| Born | 13 March 1857 Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 16 July 1932 (aged 75) Knightsbridge, London, England, United Kingdom |
Burial place | Westminster Abbey |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Service years | 1876–1919 |
Rank | Field Marshal |
| Unit | 65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment of Foot York and Lancaster Regiment |
| Commands | British Army of the Rhine Second Army Northern Command 5th Division 7th Division 10th Division 4th Brigade |
Conflicts | Mahdist War Second Matabele War Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches |
| Other work | High Commissioner of Palestine |
Field Marshal Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer (13 March 1857 – 16 July 1932) was a senior British Army officer who fought in the First World War, being perhaps most notable for commanding the Second Army of the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front from 1915 to 1918.