Platt, Wallace –

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.

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

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