William PLUNKETT DCM

PLUNKETT, William

Service Number: 586
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 11th Infantry Battalion
Born: Lancashire , England, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Perth, Western Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 16 April 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bunbury War Memorial, Cootamundra War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

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World War 1 Service

2 Nov 1914: Involvement Private, 586, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1914: Embarked Private, 586, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle
20 Jan 1917: Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal
16 Apr 1917: Involvement Sergeant, 586, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 586 awm_unit: 11 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-04-16

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