Certificate attesting the mention of Captain (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) James Frederick Plunkett, attached 19th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers, in the despatch of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig of 7 April 1918 for gallant and distinguished service in the field

Issued by the War Office, 1 March 1919, signed by Winston Churchill, Secretary of State for War.

This was one of five mentions in despatches received by Lieutenant Colonel James Frederick Plunkett during the First World War. In addition, Plunkett was also awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, the Military Cross and the Distinguished Service Order with two bars, making him one of the most highly decorated servicemen of the First World War.

From a collection relating to Lieutenant Colonel James Frederick Plunkett, 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment and 1st Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers; attached 22nd Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment); 12th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment; 19th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 13th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 1910-1919.