Husband of Elizabeth Platt, of 106, Hatfield Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Previously served four years as a territorial in the Royal Army Medical Corps. Died from injuries received accidentally during bombing practice. A brother served with the Royal Field Artillery.
Platt, Wallace –
Personal details
- Surname: Platt
- Forename: Wallace
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 31
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 31st, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lance Corporal
- Unit: 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 3298
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Bolton (Heaton) Cemetery, Lancashire, UK
- CWGC reference: 2. B3. (C.H.). 42.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 03/11/1916 29/12/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c* S22*
- Bolton Chronicle: 03/11/1916 10/11/1916