Private 19920 Peter Platt
Regiment/Unit: Border Regiment - 7th Bn
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 24/07/1915
Age at death: 26
Date of death: 14th of December 1915
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Menin Road South Military Cemetery - III. C. 34.
Family details:
Next-of-kin and address at enlistment: Maggie Connor, 12 Bolton Street, St Helens. Address at enlistment: 20 Mount Street, St Helens. Peter was employed as a bricklayers labourer.
Census details:
1891 - Not found. 1901 - 12 years old Peter Platt is living at 9 Copperas Street, St Helens with widowed mother Margaret Platt (45) and six siblings: David Platt (23), Mary Ann Platt (22), John Thomas Platt (21), Joseph Platt (18), Robert Platt (10), Annie Platt (2). 1911 - Sees 23 years old 'Timber Yard Labourer' Peter living at 4 Bold Street, St Helens with mother Margaret Platt (59) and brothers Robert Platt (21), David Platt (35)
Notes:
Served as [cas=389]Peter Connor[/cas]
Served as [cas=389]Peter Connor[/cas]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/19920PeterConnor.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/PeterConnor-Borders.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Peter Connor at Menin Road South Military Cemetery
(Photograph Courtesy of [url=http://www.findagrave.com/index.html]Find A Grave[/url])[/caption]
