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Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 569 Send Message	robertpplane	Report	29 May 2008 17:22
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 569 Send Message	Two possibilities: either he transferred- you said he was a career soldier - or they are not the same person, I would think George Platt is a fairly common name
Member Since: November 2005 Posts: 69 Send Message	sandbach99	Report	29 May 2008 16:58
Member Since: November 2005 Posts: 69 Send Message	nudged by myself on the hopes of a reply, otherwise it will remain a mystery. Yhanks
Member Since: November 2005 Posts: 69 Send Message	sandbach99	Report	28 May 2008 21:58
Member Since: November 2005 Posts: 69 Send Message	On WW1 records on Ancestry I found George Platt born Runcorn 1881, this record shows he had joined the Royal Artillery Nov 1898, he was a career soldier. The record shows he was in France Oct 1914 to Aug 1918, under the medals section it shows he was awarded the Military Medal, London Gazette 29/7/16 The only record I can find in the London Gazette is under Royal Marines Pte Platt G 148th Fd Amb RM med unit [Manchester] Is this the same man and if so how does his entry in the gazette come under Royal Marines, or have I missed something somewhere. Thanks for any help