William Platt Military person

General Sir William Platt GBE, KCB, DSO (born 1885; died 1975) was an officer in the British Army, the Australian Army, and the New Zealand Army during the First and Second World Wars.

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Birth date	June 14, 1885
Date of death	September 28, 1975
Place of death	London

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award	Order of the Bath Mentioned in dispatches Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order
military operations	East African Campaign (World War II)
military command	GOC British Troops in Sudan & Commandant Sudan Defence Force (Nov 1938 to Oct 1941) Commander in Chief East Africa Command - 1941 to 1945 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment (1930 to 1933) 7th Infantry Brigade (Oct 1934 to Oct 1938)
service start	1905
service end	1945