No.906465, Gunner, William PLUMB
Aged 36
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William Plumb was born in Moulton in 1882 (Newmarket Q1-1882 3B:535), baptised St. Peter's, Moulton on 9th April 1882, son of George and Georgina PLUMB
(née FOREMAN).
1891 census...Aged 9, he was at Duke of Rutland Cottages, Moulton with his father George PLUMB [46] farm labourer; his mother Georgina [36]; brothers Joseph [13] (farm labourer), Octavis [11] and Frank [7] and sister Mabel [3]. All were born in Moulton. 1901 census...Aged 19, horsekeeper on farm, he was at Bridge Street, Moulton with his parents and brothers Joseph (builder's labourer), Octavis (stock man-cattle) and Frank (labourer) 1911 census...Aged 28, a domestic gardener, he was still at Bridge Street, with his widowed mother, and brothers Joseph and Octavis. 4 of his mother's 8 children had died. His father had died in 1907. He married Blanche May POTTER in 1915 (Bury St.Edmuunds Q1-1915 4A:1435) later of Lackford Lane, Risby, Bury St.Edmunds. They had a son, George, born 22-12-1914 The pension card records his widow at Blackford lane, Risby. |
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He enlisted in Newmarket.
war diary, via.... https://sites.google.com/site/175brigaderfa/175-bgde-war-diary/1918 6th November 1918.....east of Sebourquiaux, with HQ in Sebourg. 7th November 1918.....Barrage opened at 9am in support of the 63rd Division attack across the Grande Honnelle river from Angre. Following the advance, the brigade moved to positions east of Angre in the afternoon. This advance would bring them across the border into Belgium , heading towards Mons where the B.E.F had first gone into action over four years before. William was the only death in the battery that day, so close to the cease fire.   photo: Rodney Gibson click here to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for full cemetery/memorial details |
