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Image, Some General Officers of the Great War by John S. Sargent
... lord plumer..., Lord Plumer, Sir J.S. Cowans, Lord Haig, Lord Ypres, Sir W... sir g.f. milne sir heny wilson sir a.h. russell lord plumer ...Framed reproduction from a painting by John S. Sargent. Left to right: Sir W.R. Birdwood, General Smuts (South Africa), General Botha (South Africa), Lord Byng, Lord Rawlinson, Sir H.T. Lukin (South Africa), Sir John Monash (Australia), Lord Horne, Sir G.F. Milne, Sir Heny Wilson, Sir A.H. Russell (New Zealand, Lord Plumer, Sir J.S. Cowans, Lord Haig, Lord Ypres, Sir W. Robertson, Sir F.S. Maude, Lord Allenby. Sir W.R. Marshall, Sir A.W. Currie (Canada), Lord Cavan, Sir C.M. Dobell.world war one, sir w.r. birdwood, general smuts, general botha, lord byng, lord rawlinson, sir h.t. lukin, sir john monash, lord horne, sir g.f. milne, sir heny wilson, sir a.h. russell, lord plumer, j.s. cowans, lord haig, lord ypres, sir w. robertson, sir f.s. maude, lord allenby, sir w.r. marshall, sir a.w. currie, lord cavan, sir c.m. dobell. -
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Photograph - Photo-montage, Officers of Forces in South Africa (Boer War), c1900
... a. fitzroy hart g. white lord kitchener lord dundonald plumer h.m.l ...The Boer War was fought from 1899 to 1901.Black and white printed photo montage of Officers who served in the South African Forces during the Boer War. Portraits are supplemented with views of: Modder River, Ladysmith, Railway Bridge of Tugela, 4.7 naval gun, Royal Horse Artillery, Johannesburg Fort, Howitzer Gun, Field Artillery. The poster produced as an advertising medium for Wills Tobacco and Cigarettes using the Transvaal Series of cards.boer war, south african war, armed services, lord roberts, weapons, alfred milner, cecil rhodes, w.p. schreiner, w. hely hutchinson, w.p. symons, general mildyard, a. hunter, holled smith, dick-cunnynghame, f. roberts, charles warren, brabazon, a.g. wauchope, kelly-kenny, hector mcdonald, baden-powell, lord methuen, f. carrington, n.g. lyttleton, f. howard, j.d.f. french, w.f. gatacre, h.s. rawlinson, eyre crabbe, alderson, kekewich, a. fitzroy hart, g. white, lord kitchener, lord dundonald, plumer, h.m.l. rundle, w.h. mackinnon, h.e. colville, f. forestier walker, r. clements, redvers buller, h. chermside, g. lyttelton -
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Photograph (black & White), Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer - South Africa
His military career led him to become appointed as assistant military secretary to the General Officer Commanding Cape Colony in 1895. He went to Southern Rhodesia in 1896 to disarm the local police force following the Jameson Raid and then later to command the Matabele Relief Force during the Second Matabele War. In 1899 he returned to Southern Rhodesia as Lieutenant-Colonel where he led the Siege of Mafeking during the Second Boer War. Plumer returned to the United kingdom in 1904 and received an audience with King Edward VI. Lord Kitchener, Commander-in-Chief in South Africa stated "invariable displayed military qualifications of a very high order.Few officers have rendered better service." Plumer received many honours - British and foreign. Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (1918; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (1916); Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (1917); Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (1924); Knight of Grace of the Venerable Order Of St John (1925); Legion of Honour (France-!917); Croix de Guerre (Belgium-1918); Croix de Guerre with Palm ( France-1919); Distinguished Service Medal (United States-1919); Grand Cordon, Order of the Rising Sun (1921) Individual image from photographed poster of tobacco and cigarette cards.cape colony, southern rhodesia, jameson raid, matabele rrelief force, second matabele war, siege of mafeking, second boer war, lord kitchener, knight grand cross of the order of st michael and st george, knight grand cross of the order of the bath, knight grand crossof the royal victorian order, knight grand cross of the order of the british empire, knight of grace of the venerable order of st john, legion of honour, croix de guerra, croix de guerra with palm, distinguished service medal, grand cordon, order of the rising sun