Arthur Plugge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arthur Plugge

New Zealand Army Officer

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1877

Place of Birth: Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-Jul-1934

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Plugge, CMG (17 February 1877 – 2 July 1934), was an English-born officer who served during World War I with the New Zealand Military Forces.
As commanding officer of the Auckland Infantry Battalion of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, he was among the first New Zealanders to land at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915.
Plugge's Plateau Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery is located on the hilltop where he established his headquarters on the day of the Gallipoli landing.