William John PLATT

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Service Number:	2668
Enlisted:	27 April 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Unley, South Australia , date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Hyde Park, South Australia
Schooling:	Unley School, South Australia
Occupation:	Driver
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 4 September 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Puchevillers British Cemetery, Puchevillers, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

27 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2668, 10th Infantry Battalion
2 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2668, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
2 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2668, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide
4 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2668, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2668 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-04

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