No.12815, Private, Arthur Alfred PLUMB
Aged 21
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Arthur Alfred Plumb was born 1894 in Worlingham (nr Lowestoft) (Wangford Q2-1894 4A:935) son of John and Susan Elizabeth PLUMB (née ARTIS). 1901 census...Aged 6, he was at "The Bullock Sheds", Honingham, Norfolk with his father John PLUMB [34] shepherd born Lawshall; his mother Susan E [31] born Ellough; brother Robert John [9] born Ellough, sisters Gertrude [8], Annie E. [5] both born in Worlingham and Alice Ed.[4 months] born in Honingham. 1911 census...Aged 16, a cowman on farm, he was at Wangford, Brandon with his parents (father now a horseman), and sisters Annie and Alice. Around the time of his death his parents had moved to Lime Kiln Cottages, East Harling. Quite a restless family and to muddle the waters more, moved from Wangford area near Lowestoft to Wangford near Brandon. He apparently is the A.A.Plumb on the Elveden Column by the A11, on the Eriswell panel The pension card records that his father died and his mother was at 76 Lakebottom Farm, Eriswell. |
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He attested in Bury St. Edmunds. The battalion war diary has:- "Hooge - 16th 4:15 am - 3rd Div attacked at 4:14 am Railway Wood and the trenches south of it and Y Wood. 1.11 B and D ? got into Y Wood without any casualties and through it - consequently our own artillery shelled our men heavily as it had been calculated that it would take some time to get through. Worcestershires were stopped by bombing about midway between Y Wood and Hooge. 10 am- About 10 am portions of the KSLI and KRRs of the 14th Div began to arrive at Battn HQ. They were supposed to do a fresh attack through our line - They none of them knew where they were and were scattered in odd half coys all the way back to Ypres. This was in no way their fault, as practically no guides had been provided and only 4 officers per battn had done a very short reconnaisance a few days previously - consequently the battns did not get up to the firing line till about 2:0 pm with the help of all our orderlies, servants, etc to show them the way and suffered immense and un-necessary casualties through exposing themselves to artillery in known bad spots. Sgt W,Mills 9041, Pte W Symonds 12059, Pte H Seeley 6620, Pte A Plumb 12815, and Pte L Martin 15369 killed, 16 men wounded. None of their bodies were recovered, hence they are all six named on the Menin Gate in Ypres
photo: Commonwealth War Graves Commission He also appears on the Elveden Column on the Eriswell panel. click here to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for full cemetery/memorial details |
