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Rank : Lieutenant

Army Number : 4849817

Unit : 1st Bn, 5th Bn (TA),

Biography :

Alonza Platts joined The Leicestershire Regiment in 1918 and went with 1st Bn to India, 1924. Served in Egypt, and again later in India. Promoted C.Q.M.S. on 4.4.1926. Transferred to Home Establishment 1931. Served four years with the 5th Bn, then rejoined the 2nd Bn. Platts had been Warrant Officer Class II on 5.6.1932, and in 1936 he was awarded the LS&GC Medal. In 1939 he was serving as RQMS at the Depot. Received Lieutenant's Commission into Young Soldier's Bn 16.7.1941, where he served as Quartermaster. He was invalided out due to poor health on 27.6.1942. He died in 1943, aged 42. He is buried with a CWGC headstone at Coalville (Hugglescote) Cemetery, Leicestershire.

Date of Birth : April 1900

Place of Birth : Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire

Date of Death : 26.4.1943

Place of Death : Griffydam, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Period of Service : 1918-42

Conflicts : WW2

Places Served : India, Egypt, UK, Palestine