Family :

Service Life:

Campaigns:

• The South African War 1880-1881, South Africa.
• The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.

France & Flanders covers all the dates and corresponding locations which are outside the official battle nomenclature dates on the Western Front. Therefore the actions in which these men died could be considered 'normal' trench duty - the daily attrition losses which were an everyday fact of duty on the Western Front.

Detail :

Alleyn's Alumni "Herbert Stanley Plant Lieutenant, Royal Engineers. Herbert Stanley Plant was a student at Alleyn’s until 1899 and joined the British Army shortly after leaving school. He served during the South African War and decided to continue his service when the First World War broke out in August 1914. Herbert served as a Lieutenant with the Royal Engineers and saw action in France before becoming ill with pneumonia in 1918. He later died on service on February 18th 1918. He is buried at Bucqoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux."

A column in a magazine "South Africa - Weekly Journal Jan-Mar 1918", 2 March 1918, titled Domestic Announcements: Deaths: PLANT-On February 18 abroad, of pneumonia, Herbert Stanley Plant, Second-Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, son of William David Plant. Also recorded in Norwood News 1st March 1918 "PLANT. - On the 18th February, abroad, of pneumonia, Herbert Stanley Plant, 2nd Lieut., R.E., beloved son of William Plant, of Anerley."

Masonic :

In the register of the Lodge at the United Grand Lodge of England, Herbert is shown employed as a Mine Owner, resident at 98 Leadenhall Street, E.C., London, at the time of his initiation. His Grand Lodge Certificate was dated 13th November 1911 (with an annotation that his "2d 3rd 16.5.17", taken to mean his latter degree dates were questioned or confirmed) The contribution columns show w.s. [war service] before an overwritten semi-legible comment of "Died on Active Service [...] 1918." He is commemorated on both the 1921 and 1933 Roll of Honour workings.

Source :

The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:

• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
• The (UK) National Archives
• Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
• ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry

Additional Source:

• Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
• Researcher : Bruce Littley