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Certificate of Employment during the War (Army Form Z18) to CSM John Edward Plumridge (550623), 1/16th London (Queen’s Westminster’s) Regiment, 1918 (c). It shows his military qualifications as being a Drill Instructor and Lewis Gun Instructor. The Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion Lt Col S R Savill describes CSM Plumridge’s conduct as of “the best possible type” and that his “services have been invaluable to his Company and Battalion”. Plumridge was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for “conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on 27th September, 1918, during the attack on Sauchy Cauchy”. From a collection of three archives relating to CSM John Edward Plumridge, 1/16th London (Queen’s Westminster’s) Regiment, 1918-1920 (c).

World War One (1914-1918)