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PLASKITT, Wilfred Mirfield
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1043 |
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Enlisted: | 3 March 1915 |
Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Bourke, New South Wales, Australia, 20 May 1896 |
Home Town: | Brewarrina, Brewarrina, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Church of England Grammar School & Sydney University |
Occupation: | University Student |
Died: | Killed In Action, France, 31 March 1918, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
Millencourt Communal Cemetery Extension |
Memorials: | Brewarrina Christ Church WW1 Memorial, Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
3 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1043, 7th Light Horse Regiment | |
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15 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1043, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Uganda embarkation_ship_number: A66 public_note: '' | |
15 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1043, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Uganda, Sydney | |
7 Feb 1918: | Promoted Second Lieutenant | |
9 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
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Wilfred Mirfield PLASKITT was born in Bourke in NSW on 20th May, 1896
His parents were John Whitehouse PLASKITT & Hannah Elliott RANDELL who married in Sydney on 24th September, 1891