19/08/1914-To 11th Battalion 3rd Brigade “E” Company as Private
2/03/1915-Embarked Alexandria with Meditteranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
31/07/1915-Wounded in Action Gallipoli ( Shell Wounds Forehead Eye & Abrasions & Shock )
31/07/1915-Admitted 1st Aust Casualty Clearing Station Gallipoli then transferred to Hospital Ship
2/08/1915-Evacuated/Admitted Lowland Casualty Clearing Station Mudros Lemnos
4/08/1915-Admitted 15th Stationary Hospital Lemnos
20/08/1915-Transferred 24th Casualty Clearing Station Lemnos
8/09/1915-Admitted 6th Field Ambulance Gallipoli ( Diarrhoea ) then to 25th Casualty Clearing Station Imbros
18/09/1915-Evacuated/Admitted 1st Stationary Hospital Lemnos
2/10/1915-Evacuated/Admitted 2nd Southern General Hospital Bristol England
6/12/1915-To Machine Gun Course Monte Video Camp Weymouth England-Passed First Class
29/12/1915-To Forming No. 15 Draft Weymouth England
14/02/1916-To Overseas Base Ghezireh Egypt
6/03/1916-Rejoined Unit in the field Serapeum Egypt
5/04/1916-Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria
5/06/1916-Promoted Corporal in the field France
5/08/1916-Appointed Acting Sergeant in the field France
20/01/1917-Promoted SERGEANT in the field France
6/02/1917-Admitted Hospital Amiens France ( Pyorrhea )
11/02/1917-Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Hospital
11/02/1917-Awarded DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL in the field France
11/02/1917-Awarded FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE in the field France
16/04/1917-Reported MISSING IN ACTION France
16/04/1917-Reported KILLED IN ACTION Lagnicourt France ( Court of Enquiry 5/12/1917 )
( 1 )- DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL
Dates of Recommendation : 6 October 1916, and 16 March 1917.
” For conspicuous gallantry. Following on a fierce bombardment by the enemy, a raid was attempted on important works in the line, after a considerable length of the parapet had been demolished. Although twice knocked down by bombs thrown by a raiding party , he used a Lewis Machine Gun with good effect from a position in advance of the debris, and though subjected to hostile Machine Gun and rifle fire, he remained in action until temporary defences had been constructed “.
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : 25 July 1917
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : Page 1541, Position 19
Date of London Gazette : 1 January 1917
Location in London Gazette : Page 51, Position 25.
( 2 )- FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE
Date of Recommendation : 20 January 1917
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : 4 October 1917
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : Page 2622, Position : 15
Date of London Gazette : 1 May 1917
Location in London Gazette : Page 4160, Position 1.
STATEMENT DATED 19th APRIL 1917 FROM 613- Cpl. WOLFENDEN, A.A 11th BATTALION AIF
” On the morning of the 15th April 1917 Sgt. PLUNKETT was in charge of a small post about 30 yards from my own, and whilst there he was wounded in the left ankle , he then attempted to crawl from his position over to my post , but when about half way over, he was hit twice more, one just above the right knee and the other through the centre of the back. I immediately went out to his assistance and managed to get him back into my position but he died about ten minutes later. We were unable to bury him as were surrounded by the Germans at that time and were taken Prisoners about one hour later “.
Service Medals Awarded
1914/15 Star – No. 5378
British War Medal – No. 4149
Victory Medal – No. 4149
Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 339708
Distinguished Conduct Medal
French Croix De Guerre
Memorial Inscriptions
Villers-Brettoneux Memorial France
Australian War Memorial Canberra – Panel No. 63
Bunbury War Memorial Western Australia.