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VAN DE PLASCHE, Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 20447 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 June 1917, Enlisted at South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Milwaukee, United States of America, 28 January 1888 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Died: | Washington, America, 9 April 1969, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 20447, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, Enlisted at South Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 20447, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 20447, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 26 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, In France | |
| 31 Jul 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads: On the 4th July, 1918, during the attack on enemy trenches east of Hammel, Sapper Van de Plasche was a member of Forward Brigade Signal Section. While attempting to establish their position they came under fire of an enemy machine gun. Sapper Van de Plasche immediately rushed the gun, capturing same and taking three prisoners. By his conspicuous gallantry and disregard of personal safety under heavy fire he set an excellent example to the other members of his section in maintaining his lines and enabling communication to be kept with the forward Units. London Gazette on 21 October 1918, page 12423, position 13 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 12 February 1919, page 272, position 19 | |
| 27 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 20447, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, Discharged in London, England |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Ackland Street, St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria.
Son of Paulus Jacobus Van de Plasche and Mary Adriana de Plasche nee Ernisse of Omro, Wisconsin, USA.
Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal