| Regimental number | 1127 |
| Place of birth | Landsborough, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 33.3 |
| Height | 5' 10.75" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Matilda Plunkett, Holy Oaks, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | Mining Corps, Company 3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Tunnelling Company |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of burial | Fosse No. 10 Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 22), Sains-En-Schelle, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 27 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front ; disembarked Marseilles, France, 5 May 1916. Admitted to No 4 Stationary Hospital, Arques, 6 June 1916 (dental); rejoined 3rd Tunnelling Company, in the field, 12 July 1916. Admitted to 50th Field Ambulance, 17 February 1917 (gonorrhoea), and transferred to 33rd Casualty Clearing Station; to 51st General Hospital, Etaples, 20 February 1917; discharged to Base Depot, 17 March 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 29 March 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 29 days. Wounded in action, 29 April 1917 (gassed); admitted to 1/1st North Midlands Field Ambulance, and died of gas poisoning, 30 April 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, PLUNKETT John |
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