PLUNKETT, Edwin William Duncan
| Service Number: | 2625 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 September 1916, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | New Norfolk, Derwent Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), New Norfolk War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2625, 40th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2625, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2625, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Edwin and Mary PLUNKETT
Of New Norfolk, Tas.
Mr. Edwin Plunkett, of Glen Fern, has received news that his only son, Edwin William Duncan Plunkett, has been killed somewhere in France. The deceased, who enlisted in October, 1916, had been married a week only when he went into camp. He was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. E. Plunkett. A cousin, Frederick Plunkett, was killed in France on the 28th July, 1916, and two other cousins, Rory Plunkett and Alan Plunkett, sons of Mr. C. J. Plunkett, Tyndwal, New Norfolk, have been wounded. Rory Plunkett had his equipment shot off his back, and his gas helmet riddled with bullets. His brother, Alan Plunkett, had his coat perforated with bullets, but from advices received both are progressing favourably, and hope soon to be in the firing line again.
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