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Wilfred Henry PLUMB

Regimental number7042
Place of birthNewcastle New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationGrocer
Address9 Railway Street, Wickham, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinWife, Mrs. E. Plumb, Langford Street, Cook's Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales
Enlistment date13 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 11 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 13 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialOuttersteene Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 6), Bailleul, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
41
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Gunning Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: Stephen (d. 6 May 1903, aged 63, bu. Gunning Cemetery) and Mary Ann PLUMB (d. 20 September 1950, aged 100, bu. Gunning Cemetery). Photo: Peter Dennis
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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