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Sergeant Leslie PlaterPrint Page 
25-August-2009
Photographs supplied by Clive Plater
A sugar cane locomotive was named in honour of Leslie (Sandy) Charles Plater, who died of wounds during World War Two.
A locomotive driver from Rosemount, Qld, Corporal Plater enlisted on 3 June 1940. On 8 July 1942, he was promoted to Acting Sergeant (A/Sgt). He died of wounds received in action on 2 September 1942 in Tel el Eisa, Egypt, and is buried in the El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt.
Location
| Address: | 18 Mitchell Street, Nambour and District Museum, Nambour, 4560 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -26.628724 Long: 152.957748 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Technology |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Military |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 02-September-1942 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 02-September-1942 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MAThis locomotive is named in honour of Sgt L. C. (Sandy) Plater
2 / 15 Bn 9th Division A.I.F.
Siege of Tobruk, Operation Bulimba
Died of wounds 2nd Sept. 1942
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
