kev65 Posted 10 October , 2007 Share Posted 10 October , 2007 HI, ALL IM LOOKING FOR ANY INFORMATION ON A GEORGE HENRY PLATT FROM WOLVERHAMPTON I KNOW HE SERVED IN THE SOUTH STAFFS REGT ANY INFO WOULD BE REALLY APPRECIATED...KEV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wullmackie Posted 11 October , 2007 Share Posted 11 October , 2007 Hi Kev Name: PLATT Initials: G H Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Serjeant Regiment/Service: South Staffordshire Regiment Unit Text: 8th Bn. Age: 29 DOW: 13/02/1916 Service No: 11589 Additional information: Husband of Mrs. Platt, of 40, Dale St., Withington, Wolverhampton. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: VI. C. 16A. Cemetery: ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY All the best Wull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenwoodman Posted 11 October , 2007 Share Posted 11 October , 2007 Born and enlisted in Wolverhampton (from Soldiers Died in the Great War). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lewis Posted 11 October , 2007 Share Posted 11 October , 2007 Kev Remembered here- http://www.wolverhamptonwarmemorials.org.u...auls_church.htm Regards Doug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lewis Posted 11 October , 2007 Share Posted 11 October , 2007 Kev Although not an exact science as not knowing when he was wounded (as it could have been months, weeks or just hours before he died ) around the time of his death the 8th Btn were in Belgium. January 1-6th they were in Railway Wood Ypre. 7th January until 6th February they were at Serques. From 7th and for the remainder of February the Btn was in the trenches at Verbrandenmolen. Regards Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev65 Posted 11 October , 2007 Author Share Posted 11 October , 2007 Kev Although not an exact science as not knowing when he was wounded (as it could have been months, weeks or just hours before he died ) around the time of his death the 8th Btn were in Belguim. January 1-6th they were in Railway Wood Ypre. 7th January until 6th February they were at Serques. From 7th and for the remainder of February the Btn was in the trenches at Verbrandenmolen. Regards Doug cheers for that doug i always wondered where abouts the 8th battalion were..regards...kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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