BORN HULL 1899. SON OF MARGARET ALICE SIMPSON (1871-1946) & THE LATE PLATO BRINKLEY (1858-1920), OF 4, FLORENCE TERRACE, WASSAND STREET, HULL, 45, GREEN LANE (1911 CENSUS) AND 2, OXFORD TERRACE, DERBY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A HOTEL PORTER. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS.
HE ELISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 2ND WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 24/07/1917, AGED 18. COMMEMORATED ON THE YPRES MENIN GATE MEMORIAL. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER, MARGARET.
| Name | Robert Franklin Plato Brinkley |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, Yorkshire, 1899 |
| Death Date | 24 Jul 1917 |
| Death Place | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment |
| Battalion | 2nd Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 235485 |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
ROBERT FRANKLIN PLATO
Military Number:
235485
Rank:
Private
Date Died
24/07/1917
Place died:
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
18
4, FLORENCE TERRACE, WASSAND STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
