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Bacchus Marsh
Avenue of Honour

Sergeant Charles Halford Platt MM

7/10/1893
Born at Blakeville, VIC
12/1/1916
Enlisted at Bacchus Marsh, VIC in the AIF
25/2/1916
Discharged from the AIF, Medically Unfit - deformed foot
27/10/1916
Enlisted at Geelong, VIC in the AIF
15/12/1916
Allotted to the 23rd Reinforcements, 14th Battalion
16/12/1916
Embarked aboard the HMAT A7 Medic
18/2/1917
Disembarked at Plymouth, England
27/7/1917
Joined his unit in France
7/9/1917
Promoted to Lance Corporal
14/10/1917
Wounded in action - right shoulder - during the 1st Battle of Passchendaele
13/3/1918
Rejoined unit from wounded
11//4/1918
Actions earned him a Military Medal
18/9/1918
Actions earned him a Bar to the Military Medal
20/9/1918
Promoted to Corporal
25/9/1918
Promoted to Temporary Sergeant
27/12/1918
Promoted to Sergeant
28/12/1918 - 13/1/1919
Attended Australian Corps School - France
4/3/1919
On leave in Paris
30/4/1919
Returned to England
2/6/1919
Embarked for Australia aboard the Norman
18/8/1919
Returned to Australia
25/9/1919
Discharged from the AIF
1/6/1942
Enlisted at Ballan, VIC in the Australian Army - V361330
1/10/1945
Discharged from the Army with the rank of Sergeant with the 20th Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps
1955
Died, aged 66

Last updated by lee, Fri, 14 May 2021 10:36:20