Platt, James –

Son of John and Hannah Platt, of 1, Lomas Street, Clifton, Lancashire. Served in the South African Campaign.

Personal details

  • Surname: Platt
  • Forename: James
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Clifton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 35
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 1st, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 15th (1st Salford) (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 20524
  • Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Salford, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: III. E. 6.

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 22/12/1916

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