WW2_Casualties

World War 11 Casualties

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Thank you from Gravesites of Tasmania.

Plunkett Harold David

Mr R. Plunkett of Molesworth has been notified that his son, Cpl Harold Plunkett, died in Siam on Aug. 8, 1943 while a prisoner of war. He was aged 24 years.

Cpl Plunkett was a member of the 2/40th Battalion, and was taken prisoner in Timor. Prior to his enlistment he was attached to the staff of the New Norfolk Post Office. He was a prominent member of the New Norfolk football and cricket clubs, and one of the most promising cricketers in the Derwent Valley.

The Mercury 6^th Oct 1945

Photo by Linda McKenzie

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Tasmanian War Casualties, Honouring the past, building understanding.