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We remember Edmund Morton Mansel-Pleydell
We remember Edmund Morton Mansel-Pleydell
Timeline
Timeline
1886
1889
sibling
Vivien Mansel-Pleydell
Source:6180705
12th September 1889
1893
sibling
Daphne Mansel-Pleydell
Source:6180705
20th July 1893
1894
sibling
Henry Grove Morton Mansel-Pleydell
Source:6180705
20th March 1894
1903
education
Sherborne School
Sherborne
United Kingdom
Source:6180691
1903 - 1905
1911
education
Land Agency
Royal Agricultural College
Cirencester
United Kingdom
Source:6180652
1st April 1911
1911
dates
Age 24
Source:6180652
2nd April 1911
1911
location
1 Cecily Hill, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
United Kingdom
Source:6180652
2nd April 1911
1915
appointments
attached 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment
Source:6180925
January 1915 - 12th March 1915
1915
theatres
France & Belgium: 1a
Source:6180691
January 1915
1915
dates
Age 28
Source:6180663
12th March 1915
1915
service
British Army
Lieutenant
Dorsetshire Regiment
3rd Battalion
Source:6180663
12th March 1915
education
Durnford School
Langton Matravers
United Kingdom
Source:6180925
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Dorsetshire Regiment
Source:3537640
service
British Army
Lieutenant
Worcestershire Regiment
Source:3537640
1915
death
"Laid down his life at Kemmel in Flanders"
Kemmel
Belgium
Source:7479839
Source:6180663
12th March 1915
burial
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
Source:7479839
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Edmund Morton |
| Initials | EM |
| Last Name | Mansel-Pleydell |
| Source | 6180652 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Cecily Hill, Cirencester, Gloucestershire | United Kingdom | known 2nd April 1911 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Dorsetshire Regiment | Second Lieutenant | |||
| British Army | Worcestershire Regiment | Lieutenant | |||
| British Army | Dorsetshire Regiment | 3rd Battalion | Lieutenant |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Katheen Grove | mother | ||
| Edmund Morton Mansel-Pleydell | father |
Siblings
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vivien Mansel-Pleydell | sister | 12th September 1889 | |
| Daphne Mansel-Pleydell | sister | 20th July 1893 | |
| Henry Grove Morton Mansel-Pleydell | brother | 20th March 1894 |
Media
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Memorial plaque in Winterborne Clenston ChurchMemorial plaque in the Church of St Nicholas, Winterborne Clenston (Dorset)
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Edmund Morton Mansel-Pleydellportrait in uniform from IWM BOND OF SACRIFICE - FIRST WORLD WAR PORTRAITS COLLECTION Catalogue number HU 117892Contributed by:
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Winterborne Kingston ChurchThis is a photograph of the village church in their WWI community, ‘Those that served from Winterborne Kingston’.
Contributed by:
Amy127
Communities
Communities
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3rd Battalion, Dorsetshire RegimentMore about 3rd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment
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Winterborne Kingston, Dorset. Those That Served.More about Winterborne Kingston, Dorset. Those That Served.
Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Transcription | Michael17221 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Michael17221 | |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Sherborne School Book of Remembrance | Michael17221 | |
| Entry in The Peerage | Michael17221 | |
| Durnford School Memorial Book | Michael17221 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial plaque in Winterborne Clenston Church | Michael17221 | |
| Edmund Morton Mansel-Pleydell | Chris2090 | |
| Winterborne Kingston Church | Amy127 |
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