Private Albert George PLASTOW, TF/241701, (5064), 1st  Battalion,  Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died of wounds, (followed by shock, caused by secondary hemorrhage), 2/1 Southern General Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham, 9th November 1917, age 20.

Born Whitechapel, E, son of Stephen Frederick and *Charlotte Elizabeth Plastow, of 116A, Teesdale St., Bethnal Green, London.

*died age 36, December 1904 Quarter, Whitechapel, London.

1911 Census - 240 Brady Street Buildings, Whitechapel, London. E - Stephen Plastow, head, age 49, widower, married 23 years, 7 children, 6 still alive, checker, Goods Railway, worker, born Stepney, London; Mary Ann Plastow, daughter, age 22, single, assistant, blouse business, worker, born Stepney, London; Harriett Plastow, daughter, age 20, single, house keeper, worker, at home, born Bethnal Green, London; Stephen Plastow, son,  age 18, single, assistant, poulterer, worker, born Whitechapel, London; Charlotte Plastow, daughter, age 16, single, sewing machinist, blouse, worker, born Whitechapel, London; Albert Plastow, son, age 13, school, born Whitechapel, London; Ada Plastow, daughter, age 11, school, born Whitechapel, London.

Enlisted Bethnal Green, London, age 18 years & 11 months, height 5ft 5 inches, weight 108lbs, flat feet, bronchial catarrh. Resided 116a Teesdale Road, Bethnal Green, London. Formerly clerk.

Home 13th November 1915 to 11th September 1917; BEF 12th September 1917 to 28th October 1917; Home 29th October 1917 to 9th November 1917.

13th November 1915, enlisted; 14th November 1915, to Army Reserve; 5th September 1916, mobilized & posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 11th September 1916, posted 2/5th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 12th September 1917, Folkestone, embarked; 12th September 1917, Boulogne, disembarked; 12th September 1917, Etaples 40 Infantry Base Depot, posted 3/4th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 16th September 1917,  Etaples 40 Infantry Base Depot, posted 1st  Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 18th September 1917, joined Battalion, In the Field; 4th October 1917, wounded, gun shot wound, right arm & chest; 7th October 1917, 20 General Hospital, gun shot wound, right arm & chest; 28th October 1917, Camieres, 20 General Hospital, to England, Hospital Ship, "Newhaven";  29th October 1917,  2/1 Southern General Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham.

2nd December 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father, Stephen Frederick Plastow, senior, 116a Teesdale Street, Hackney Road, Bethnal Green, London. E2; Mother, deceased; Brothers -  Stephen Frederick Plastow, age 27, 156 Grove Road, Bow, London E3; Sisters - Harriet Hannah Plastow, age 29, 116a Teesdale Street, Bethnal Green, London. E2; Charlotte Alice Plastow, age 24, 116a Teesdale Street, Bethnal Green, London. E2; Ada Plastow, age 19, 116a Teesdale Street, Bethnal Green, London. E2; Mrs Mary Smith?, age 30, 116 Albert Road, Walthamstow, London E17.

Commemorated at City of London Cemetery & Crematorium, Screen Wall. 60. 22487, Manor Park, London.

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