George (George Edward) PLUNKETT

PLUNKETT, George (George Edward)

Service Number: 386
Enlisted: 21 September 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born: Benalla, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town: Kukerin, Dumbleyung Shire, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Sleeper Hewer
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 April 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave Panel 56, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dumbleyung War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Wagin & District Honour Roll, Wagin Roll of Honor, West Leederville State School Honour Board
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World War 1 Service

21 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 386, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA
22 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 386, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 386, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Birth name George Edward Plunkett

Son of Charles Plunkett and Mary Jane Plunkett nee Abbott of Kukerin, East Wagin, WA

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal