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L/Sgt. William Henry Pitts
British Army 23rd Company Machine Gun Corps
from:Dawlish, Devon
(d.22nd June 1917)
William Pitts was the son of Edward and Mary Ann Pitts. In 1901 his parents had moved to Duckaller Cottage, Port Road, Dawlish and William Henry, 13, Leah L, 11 had been joined by Albany J, 7, born in Dawlish. The other children had moved away and one of their number had died, as recorded in the 1911 census when the parents with Albany John Pitts were living at Westwood, Cofton, Starcross. William was born St Thomas district, surrounding Exeter and including Kenton Oct-Dec 1887. He joined the Devonshire Regiment with a service no. 7882 and was stationed in Malta with the 2nd Battalion at the time of the 1911 census. It is possible that he was discharged before the outbreak of war and then re-enlisted with the Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). At the time of his death he held the rank of Lance Sergeant with service number 17565. The Army Registers of Soldiers Effects show that William was serving with the 23rd Company of the Machine Gun Corps at the time of his death on 22nd June 1917. His name is inscribed on the Main Gate at Ypres.
In early 1914 William had married Ethel Beatrice Westcott (Born in Lambeth, in 1890,) in Exeter. After William's death Ethel married Alfred Bowles in Oct-Dec 1920 at Dartford and the CWGC website records her address as 8 Battle Road, Erith, Kent.
2nd Cpl. H. Pixton
Canadian Army 1st Canadian Tunnelling Coy.
(d.2nd Jan 1917)
2nd.Lt. Noel Martin Pizey
Royal Flying Corps 57 Squadron
Pte. H. Plaice
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Munster Fusiliers
from:Shouldham, Norfolk
(d.11th November 1915)
Private Plaice was the son of Robert and Mary Elizabeth Plaice of Westgate St., Shouldham, Norfolk. His brothers Bertie Plaice and Arthur Edward Plaice also fell.
He was 18 when he died and is buried in the Polemidia Military Cemetery in Cyprus, Grave 63.
Pte. John William Plaice
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Charles Digby "Dig" Planck
British Army 1/7th Btn. London Regiment
from:Clapham Park, London
Charles Planck was my grandfather, and served with the 7th City of London Regiment in Belgium and France from 1916 to 1918. He was at the Battle of Messines and the capture of the "White Chateau" amongst numerous other actions, and acted as a stretcher bearer on some occasions. In his diary of WW1 he records marching past the ruined Cloth Hall in Ypres, and described other well known parts of the Western Front.
In March 1918, CDP was at an area in France known as Welsh Ridge, near the town of La Vacquerie, when he was wounded and taken prisoner. From Red Cross postcards sent to his family, it would seem that they didn't know whether he was alive or dead for several weeks. After his wounds had healed, he was sent to work on a farm in Germany. When the war ended, CDP and 8 other prisoners walked out of the farm to the nearby town of Romhild, and with the help of some Lifebuoy soap, managed get train tickets to Frankfurt then Paris, arriving back home on Boxing Day.
C D Planck later compiled "The History of the Shiny Seventh" and was presented with a gold half hunter pocket watch by the Regiment, which is still treasured by his family.
Pte. Charles William Planson
British Army 13th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:Wandsworth, London
(d.12th January 1918)
Since my Mum passed away in 2011 I've had a little cardboard box in my desk drawer, and it had some old coins in it, a few old monetary notes, a couple of old folded pieces of paper and a couple of tatty looking old ribbons with medals hanging on the end. I never really took much notice of them. Out of sight, out of mind. At the end of 2018, I was talking to my father in law about these old coins and decided to take the box around to show him, and when I looked at the actual old folded bits of paper, one of them was the letter to my great Gran which would have been sent with the 2 medals, which were the British War Medal and the Victory Medal for my great Grandad Charles Planson. He served with the Royal Fusiliers 13th Battalion attd. 234th Employment Coy in WW1 and died 12th of January 1918 aged 38 leaving behind a wife and 4 children. He is buried in Bailleu Communal Cemetery Extension in France and it is my ambition to visit his grave one day.
Pte. Albert Edward Plant
British Army 12th Btn. Highland Light Infantry
(d.14th July 1917)
Albert Plant volunteered 18th of January 1915 and was assigned to the 12th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 23rd of January 1915. After their training, they landed at Boulogne 10th of July 1915 and took part in Battle of Loos, September 1915.
Albert transferred to Q Special Company, Royal Engineers, around March 1916. He died of wounds 14th of July 1917 in 88th Field Ambulance Dressing Station, Canada Farm, just South West of Passchendaele.
A/L/Cpl. Edward Plant MM.
British Army 59th Coy. Machine Gun Corps
from:Clay Cross, Derbyshire
Edward Plant MM served with 59th Coy. Machine Gun Corps and Lincolnshire Regiment.
Pte. John Thomas Plant
British Army 8th Btn. South Lancashire Regiment
from:40, Anchor Road, Longton, Staffordshire
(d.3rd Jul 1916)
My half sister and I have just returned from a long planned pilgrimage to the grave of our paternal great uncle. It was a wonderful experience to see the now tranquil place in which he lies and very difficult to imagine the horrors of the battlefield that it once was.
Private John Thomas Plant was a coal miner before he enlisted during the first war. John was the son of Job and Sarah Ann Plant(nee Salt) and was born in Cheadle Staffordshire. His older sister was our paternal grandmother. John came from a poor family and, in those days, TB was very common amongst the poorer folk. The irony of John`s early death at just 24 is that, from the very start of his life he was doomed to an early death. His sister, my grandmother, died at just 21 leaving behind her only child, my dad who was only 18 months old at that time. In later years, my Dad often told the tale of how his grandfather talked about his only surviving daughter, Harriet being on her death bed and saying "Our John is hurt, he is on the ground and won`t get up" soon after this Job had the telegram to say that John had been killed in action near Thiepval. My point is, that being a miner John could easily now lie at the bottom of a coal mine or have fallen victim of TB instead of now resting within view of the Thiepval Memorial and the Ulster tower from his grave in the Connaught Cemetery. John, being from a poor family, would never have had a headstone to his grave or lie in such peaceful surroundings and, having no wife or children to carry on his memory, he would now have been forgotten. Thanks to the CWGC his grave will always be tended and now bears a poppy wreath telling all who care to pause there that even though we, his great nieces, never actually knew him his memory will be loved and honoured down through the family. All we had is one single photo of a handsome young man, not in Army uniform but clad in his Sunday best. Now, we have memories of a beautiful sunny day and the photos we took of his family paying their respects, not just for themselves, but on behalf of our own father as well as those of his own father and mother who would never have been able to make that pilgrimage themselves.
Pte. Lawrence Plant
British Army 7th Btn Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridges Own)
from:Longton, Staffs.
(d.28th Aug 1918)
Lawrence Plant was, originally, in the 3rd Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment, which was a reserve Battalion that never left England. He transferred to the 7th Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment which, at the time of his death, were part of the 56th (London) Division and involved in the Battle of the Scarpe (a phase of the 2nd Battle of Arras). He died on 28th Aug 1918, aged 22 and is commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial in France. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Plant, of 68, Furnace Rd., Normacott, Longton, Staffs.
Rene Plaskett
British Red Cross
Rene Plaskett was a nurse at Abbeyfields Hospital in Sandbach alongside her mother. Her father Rev. William Plaskett was the hospital chaplain.
Pte. Albert Plaskitt
British Army Middlesex Regiment
from:Station Terrace, Aycliffe
Pte. Harold Plastow
Australian Imperial Force 25th Battalion
from:Bullimba, Qld. Australia
Harold Plastow was a Painter and married to Bessie before enlisting on 15th of April 1916. He embarked on HMAT A56 Clan MacGillivray and returned to Australia on 28th of November 1918.
Pte. Brandon Platt
British Army 21st (Pioneer) Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
from:Denshaw, Saddleworth
(d.8th July 1916)
Brandon Platt walked with his best friend Thomas Hilditch from his home village of Denshaw, Saddleworth, this being in Yorkshire they went to Triangle and rode the tram to Halifax to join a Yorkshire Regiment, were inspected and joined the army at the former tram depot at Highroad Well in Halifax then were sent home until called for. (Pioneers had an extra 2d per day pay over the normal 1/-shilling.)
Training was at Skipton and also Ripon, certainly North Yorkshire as both Hilditch and Platt took a long weekend and were late on parade, this was 'glossed over'. They were then to be sent to Egypt but the 'big push' changed all that and they were sent to France.
During the 4th Division attack the next wave to go over was 21st WYR when the attack was called off, so he was in the front trench it was necessary for the 21st West Yorks to hold the line for quite a few days until they were able to be relieved, certainly they were still in the area as of 9th July
Thomas Hilditch and Brandon Platt served together and on the evening of 8th July 1916 Hilditch was selected as part of a work party and Platt volunteered to go too, as they waited in the rear area to go into the trench system to work on the trench walls a shell fell to the right of Hilditch and Brandon Platt on his left fell dead, a passing RMC Captain was on scene and he immediately examined Pte Platt but found no wound however it transpired that a piece of shrapnel had penetrated the neck and heart causing his immediate death.
Brandon is buried at Colincamps (Sucerie) Cemetry near Mailley Maillet on the Somme.
Sgt. George Henry Platt
British Army 8th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment
from:40 Dale Street, Wolverhampton
(d.13th Feb 1916)
Serjeant George Henry Platt was born in Wolverhampton and enlisted in Wolverhampton. He died of wounds on the 13th of February 1916 aged 29. He is buried at Etaples Military Cemetery in France. He left behind a wife, Mrs Mary Louisa Platt, and a 3yr old son Leslie Joseph.
Sgt. George Henry Platt
British Army 8th Btn. South Staffordshire Regiment
from:Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
(d.13th Feb 1916)
George Platt died on the 13th of February 1916, aged 29 and is buried in Etaples Military cemetery in France. He eft behind his beloved wife Mrs Mary Louisa Platt & 3yr old son Leslie Joseph Platt of 40 Dale Street, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.
Pte. Herbert Platt
British Army 12th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment
from:Gargrave
(d.4th May 1917)
Pte. James Platt
British Army 8th (Service) Btn. South Staffordshire Regiment
from:Chadsmoor, Staffordshire
(d.12th October 1917)
Pte. James Platt
British Army 2nd Battalion Scottish Rifles
(d.24th Nov 1917)
Pte. Jesse Platt
British Army 10th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Denton, Lancashire
(d.30th July 1916)
Jesse Platt served with the 10th Lancashire Fusiliers.
A/Cpl. Percy Platt
British Army 6th Btn. South Lancashire Regiment
from:Ditton
(d.26th April 1916)
Pte. Robert William Platt
British Army Royal Field Artillery
from:Limehouse , London
I am trying to search some history on my Grandad R W Platt who, I believe, was aged about 15/16 upon joining the Army (possibly Royal Artillary) and would appreciate any information or assistance.
I was told that he was awarded a Medal for capturing and taking several German prisoners alive and back to Allied lines during some stage of the battle .
This is the only information I can recall so if anybody could assist,fill in the gaps or point me in the right direction this would be appreciated .Thank You
Pte Sidney Platt
British Army
from:Tyldesley, Lancashire
(d.21st Mar 1918)
Sidney Platt worked as a butcher in Tyldesley Co-op and was a member of the Boys' Brigade at St George's Church. He went to France in 1917 and died at the very beginning of Operation St Michael outside Mory in North France.
Pte. Sydney Platt
British Army 18th Btn. Welsh Regiment
from:38 Johnson Street, Tyldesley, Lancashire
(d.24th Mar 1918)
Sydney was born on 26th October 1898 to Margaret Platt (nee Doncaster) and Herbert Platt (a coal miner). The couple were married in 21 May 1891 at St George's, Tyldesley. He had a sister, Lois, 7, and a brother, William, 3 ā€“ the latter was my granddad. The family were living at 5 Sale Lane, Tyldesley which was owned by the mine.
By 1917 the family were living at 38 Johnson Street, Tyldesley. Herbert was a milkman and William had begun training as a blacksmith. Sydney was working for the Tyldesley Co-operative Society as an apprentice butcher. He joined the army in February 1917 (his brother being rejected due to a suspected varicose vein) and trained at Prees Heath, Shropshire as a soldier in the 18th Welsh Regiment. In early November 1917, he was sent to join the regiment in France to take part in the capture of Bourlon Wood, 23rd to 28th of November 1917.
He fell while on patrol from the British camp to the south of Henin-sur-Cojeul, France, according to his corporal, who was with him and saw him fall, when German sentries came out and gave fire. The patrol retreated, leaving Sydney, and returned to camp, but the regiment had received orders to move quickly to Mory to strengthen the line due to the build-up of German forces prior to their Spring Offensive, known as Operation Michael. Hence, his body was not recovered.
There are 35 unknown allied soldiers buried in Cojeul British Cemetery. I am still trying to ascertain from where each of these came, as I believe Sydney is one of these men. Sydney is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France and on the Tyldesley Memorial in his hometown.
Pte. Walter Henry Platt
British Army 2nd Btn. Wiltshire Regiment
from:Portsmouth
(d.14th April 1917)
My grandfather, Walter Platt, died at the Battle of Arras on 14th April 1917. He left behind a wife and five children - four girls and the eldest a boy who was my father. He was taken to a field hospital but died of wounds. I am going to visit the Warlincourt Halte Cemetery in March of this year, 100 years almost from the date of his death to stand by his grave. The grandfather I never knew.
Sjt. S. Platten
Army 8th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Clr/Sgt. Samuel Platten
British Army 4th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Served with 18th DLI - Commissioned 4th Oct 1915
Pte James Platts
British Army 10th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Great Northern Road, Jacksdale, Nottinghamshire
(d.20th September 1917)
James Platts was born in Bagthorpe, Nottinghamshire in 1890 and lived on Church Lane. At the time of the war he lived with his parents James and Kate Platts of Great Northern Road, Jacksdale, Nottinghamshire. James Senior is listed as a Grocer who later moved to a shop on Franklin Road, Jacksdale.
James was sent to France on 25th August 1915. He is buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery in Belgium. Family members have said he was shot in the head by a German sniper.
James' mother Kate died in 1918 and his father died in 1923. They are both buried at St Mary's Church, Westwood, behind Jacksdale Miners' Welfare. Their son James is commemorated on their headstone. James' name appears on the memorial in Jacksdale and also in St Helen's Church, Selston.
Pte. William S. Playle
British Army 17th Btn. Royal Fusiliers Regiment
(d.27th March 1918)
William Playle died of wounds, aged 19, on 27th March 1918. He was serving with the 17th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. He is buried at St Hilaire Cemetery, Frevent.
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