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PLAIL, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1970 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bromley, Kent, England., 1891 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31., Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Brisbane City Hall Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1970, 49th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1970, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 1970, 41st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1970 awm_unit: 41st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 26 and the son of Alfred and Louisa M. Plail, of 188, Widmore Rd., Bromley, Kent, England.
Births Mar 1891 PLAIL Alfred Bromley 2a 431
He is one of 11 Australian casualties of the Great War honoured on the Bromley War Memorial in Kent, England.
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