William Platt

1892 - 1917  (25 years)

• Name	William Platt
  Birth	1892	Longton, Staffordshire, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	31 Mar 1901	Longton, Staffordshire, England   [2]
  	Address: White Horse Inn, 14 and 16 Anchor Terrace
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	Longton, Staffordshire, England   [3]
  	Address: White Horse, 14 Anchor Terrace
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [3]
  	Fitter and turner (Foundry and potters … works)
  Military Service	3 Sep 1914	Lichfield, Staffordshire, England   [4]
  	Name: William Platt Age: 22 Birth year: 1892 Birth town: Newcastle Under Lyme Birth county: Staffordshire Service number: 12960 Regiment: North Staffordshire Regiment Unit/Battalion: 8th Battalion Year: 1914 Residence town: Longton Residence county: Staffordshire Series: WO 363 Series description: Wo 363 - First World War Service Records "Burnt Documents"
  Death	22 Sep 1917	France and Flanders   [4, 5]
  	Name: William Platt Service number: 12960 Rank: Cpl. Regiment: Prince Of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) Battalion: 8th Battalion. Residence: Longton, Staffs Birth place: Newcastle, Staffs Enlistment place: Stoke-On-Trent Death date: 22 Sep 1917 Cause of death: Died of wounds Death place: France and Flanders
  Burial	Bailleul, Nord, France   [5]
  	Name: W PLATT Rank: Corporal Service Number: 12960 Date of death: 22 September 1917 Cemetery/memorial: BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, NORD Grave Reference/Panel Number: III. E. 169. Regiment: North Staffordshire Regiment, 8th Bn.
  Person ID	I3375	Gilbert
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Thomas Platt,   b. 1867, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England d. 15 Feb 1906, Longton, Staffordshire, England (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Julia Bennett,   b. 1870, St George's, Shropshire, England d. 19 Apr 1922, Longton, Staffordshire, England (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	1891	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
  Family ID	F927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1892 - Longton, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: White Horse Inn, 14 and 16 Anchor Terrace - 31 Mar 1901 - Longton, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: White Horse, 14 Anchor Terrace - 2 Apr 1911 - Longton, Staffordshire, England Military Service - 3 Sep 1914 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Death - 22 Sep 1917 - France and Flanders Burial - - Bailleul, Nord, France  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents

  PLATT, William: World War 1 Medal Index Card World War 1 medal index card for William PLATT. He was a Private and then a Corporal in the North Staffordshire Regiment. He entered the theatre of war in France on 18 Jul 1915, and died of wounds on 22 Sep 1917. He was awarded the Victory Medal, the British War Medal and the 1914-15 Star. UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 (ancestry.co.uk)

  
  

• Sources

  [S129] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Births) - England and Wales, Platt, William; Mother's Maiden Surname: Bennett; GRO Reference: 1892 J Quarter in NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME Volume 06B Page 67 (accessed 29 Sep 2017). [S7] 1901 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Platt, William; Birth year: 1893; Birth town: Longton; Birth county: Staffordshire; Reg dist: Stoke upon Trent; Parish: Lonton; Town: Longton; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG13; Piece: 2614; Folio: 66; Page: 9 (accessed 15 May 2018). [S8] 1911 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Platt, William; Birth year: 1893; Birth place: Newcastle Staffs; Reg dist: Stoke upon Trent; Parish: Longton; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG14PN16592 RG78PN1025 RD361 SD4 ED5 SN272 (accessed 24 Mar 2018). [S299] British Army Service Records (FindMyPast), Platt, William; Birth year: 1892; Service number: 12960; Regiment: North Staffordshire Regiment; Birth county: Staffordshire (accessed 4 Dec 2019). [S38] Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), Platt, W; Country: France; Cemetery or memorial: Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord; Service number: 12960; Regiment: North Staffordshire Regiment; First World War (accessed 4 Dec 2019).