PLATT, VINCENT VERNON
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CWGC |
SDGW |
Uttoxeter Advertiser |
Other |
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Parents |
Mrs. Platt |
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1a, 1b |
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Mr. & Mrs. Joseph & Elizabeth Platt |
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2 |
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Position in the family |
Eldest son |
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1b |
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Where born |
Sudbury, Derbyshire |
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When born |
25 September 1897 |
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Address |
Slade Lane, Uttoxeter (mother) |
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1a, 1b |
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Draycott, Sudbury, Derbyshire |
Yes |
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2 |
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Spouse |
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Children |
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Employment Before Joining up |
Electrician in Canada |
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2 |
Where enlisted |
Toronto, Canada |
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2 |
When enlisted |
11 August 1915 |
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2 |
Regiment |
Canadian Engineers |
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1a |
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Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps Battalion |
Yes |
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2 |
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Canadian Expeditionery Force |
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2 |
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Unit |
83rd Bn. |
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Rank |
Sapper |
Yes |
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1a, 1b |
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Service Number |
7771 |
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171673 |
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2 |
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Date of Death |
26 August 1918 |
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1b |
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Age at time of death |
22 |
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23 |
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Where Killed or died |
Canadian General Hospital, Liverpool |
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1b |
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How he died |
Died after a lengthy illness |
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1a, 1b |
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Concussion through shell-fire when on active service in France |
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1b |
2 |
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Location of Grave or Memorial |
Liverpool (Kirkdale) Cemetery – Grave VI. C.E. 98. |
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Uttoxeter Town War Memorial |
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2 |
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Awards |
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Vincent was the eldest son of Mrs. Platt of Slade Lane, Uttoxeter[1a, 1b]. His late father had been the stationmaster at Sudbury for many years[1b]. He was a Canadian nNational[CWGC].
He joined up with the 83rd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionery Forces[2] at Toronto[2] on 11th of May 1915[2].
He came over with the Canadian forces[1b, 2] and had seen a great deal of active service[1b].
On the 5th of August 1918 the Uttoxeter Advertiser reported that he was dangerously ill in Basingstoke Hospital[1a, 2].He died in the Canadian General Hospital in Liverpool[1b, 2] after a lengthy illness due to concussion through shell-fire when on active service in France[1b, 2].
At the time of his death he had two brothers who were also serving in the army[1b]. One was in Ireland and the other was in France[1b]. They both survived the war.
Vincent is buried in Grave VI. C.E. 98 in Liverpool (Kirkdale) Cemetery[CWGC].