James William PLATT

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Service Numbers:	101, 753, 101, 753
Enlisted:	11 November 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia
Schooling:	Bunbury Public School, Western Australia
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 56, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bunbury War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

11 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 101, 753, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 101, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 101, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
2 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 753, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 753 awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-02

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Son of William K and Elizabeth Platt of Warnock Hall, Edward Street, Bondi, NSW formerly of Edniw Street, Bunbury, WA

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Aslo served in the Citizen Forces

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