| With his red face and white walrus moustache, Plumer might have been the inspiration for the cartoonist Low's Colonel Blimp. |
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| Brad Plumer notes that Walmart sales are often a bellwether for the rest of the economy. |
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| After discussions with Rawlinson and Plumer and the incorporation of Haig's changes, Macmullen submitted his memorandum on 14 February. |
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| Plumer continued the tactical development of the Fifth Army, during its slow and costly progress in August. |
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| Plumer ordered the attack on 26 September to go ahead but reduced the objectives of the 33rd Division. |
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| Plumer was moved to Italy with five divisions and heavy artillery, which made renewal of the Ypres offensive impossible. |
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| Later in the day, Plumer had second thoughts and ordered I Anzac Corps to push on to the Keiberg spur, with support from the II Anzac Corps. |
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| On 23 March, Haig ordered Plumer to make contingency plans to shorten the line and release troops for the other armies. |
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| On 11 April, Plumer authorised a withdrawal of the southern flank of the Second Army. |
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| Plumer declined the suggestion, as eight fresh German divisions were behind the battlefield, with another six beyond them. |
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| In January 1916, Plumer began to plan offensives against Messines Ridge, Lille and Houthulst Forest. |
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