Pte
Charles Plumridge

Information about birth

Date of birth:
05/06/1882
Place of birth:
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

General information

Profession:
Bricklayer
Religion:
Not stated

Army information

Country:
Canada
Force:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Private
Service number:
409769
Enlistment date:
15/07/1915
Enlistment place:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Units:
 —  Canadian Infantry, 52nd Bn. (North Ontario)  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
31/05/1916
Place of death:
Maple Copse , Zillebeke, Belgium
Cause of death:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Age:
33

Memorial

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Panel: Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30.

Points of interest 3

#1 Place of birth
#2 Enlistment place
#3 Place of death (approximate)

My story

"Killed in Action." He was one of a party carrying rations from a dump to the support line at Mount Sorrel on the night of May 31st 1916. While going through a wood about 200 yards behind the lines he was hit in the head by a stray enemy rifle bullet and killed.

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