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We remember George Bede Hornby Plant
We remember George Bede Hornby Plant
Timeline
Timeline
1898
birth
United Kingdom
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1898
1918
dates
Age 20
Source:7310451
18th September 1918
awards
Military Cross (MC)
British Award/Decoration
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service
British Army
Lance Corporal
Officer Training Corps
Source:3533700
service
British Army
Lieutenant
Norfolk Yeomanry
Source:3533700
service
British Army
Lieutenant
Norfolk Regiment
Source:3533700
location
Theddingworth Vicarage, nr. Rugby
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:7310451
1918
death
Killed in Action
He was killed in action ‘gallantly leading his men in an attack in a village somewhere in France’.
Somme
France
Source:7310451
Source:9376485
18th September 1918
burial
Somme
France
I. I. 1
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Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | George Bede Hornby |
| Initials | GBH |
| Last Name | Plant, |
| Source | 7310451 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theddingworth Vicarage, nr. Rugby | United Kingdom | parents address |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Officer Training Corps | Lance Corporal | |||
| British Army | Norfolk Yeomanry | Lieutenant | |||
| British Army | Norfolk Regiment | Lieutenant |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| MC | British Award/Decoration | |
| Military Cross (MC) | British Award/Decoration |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Isabel Plant | mother | ||
| Thomas Plant | father |
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 | |
| Leicestershire and Rutland, Soldiers Died 1914-1920 Transcription | Liz37211 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Liz37211 | |
| England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription | Liz37211 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Newspapers and the Great War blog by John Dilley | Liz37211 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| EPEHY WOOD FARM CEMETERY, EPEHY, SOMME, FRANCE | Liz37211 |
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