PLATER, Ernest
| Service Number: | 4862 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1915, Warwick Farm, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bow, London, England, January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cooper's School, London |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coraki Honour Board, Coraki War Memorial, Lismore & District Memorial Honour Roll, Tuckurimba Honors Her Soldier Sons WW1, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4862, Warwick Farm, New South Wales | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4862, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4862, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4862, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4862 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...4862 Private Ernest Plater, 2nd Battalion. A native of London, England, Pte Plater was a farm labourer from Balmain, NSW when he embarked along with his brother 4863 Pte Walter Plater with the 15th Reinforcements from Sydney on HMAT Star of England on 8 March 1916. After transferring to the 54th Battalion he was initially reported as missing in action, and it was later determined that he had been killed in action on 20 July 1916. He is commemorated on the VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France. Pte Walter Plater returned to Australia on 2 June 1919." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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