PLIM, Joseph
| Service Number: | 4566 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 August 1915, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 5 May 1892 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bendigo Central School No 1976, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Engine Cleaner (Locomotive) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 18 August 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Arnold Street Methodist Church Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo Central School Honor Roll, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, North Bendigo State School No 1267 Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4566, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4566, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4566, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 10 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 18 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4566, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4566 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-18 | |
| 18 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4566, 7th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Commemorated on Bendigo Central School No 1976 Honor Roll (now in Camp Hill Primary School). Inscription reads: 'Fighters in the Great War for Empire, Dominions, Allies'.
Brother: 2135 Corporal John PLIM, 38th Bn, returned to Australia, 4 July 1919.
Biography
"MISSING SOLDIERS.
Mr. N. Plim, of 232 Laugston-street, yesterday received a cable message from the Defence department, stating that his son, Private J. Plim, had been missing since 18th August, and that any further particulars received would be immediately communicated. Private Joseph Plim sailed in January last and was in Egypt for about a month. He was then sent to France and his father recently received a letter from him dated 11th August, saying that he was just leaving the trenches and that he had received the parcels and letters sent to him. His brother, Private John Plim, departed yesterday with reinforcements." - from the Bendigonian 28 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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