Platt, Bridgeman –

Son of the late Mrs. Platt, of 76, Bull Lane, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Emma Platt (nee Kilshaw), of 20, Venture Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Previous service as Corporal 1323, 3rd East Lancashire Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, enlisted 10/07/1899, and re-enlisted repeatedly in the Territorial Force as Corporal 114, until discharged as time-expired 15 August 1914.

Personal details

  • Surname: Platt
  • Forename: Bridgeman
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Unit: Accrington and Burnley Howitzer Brigade.
  • Service number: L/659
  • Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
  • Enlistment date: April 12th, 1915 - 1915-04-12
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 16/04/1915 30/04/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f 6c-e*
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 08/06/1917

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