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


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About Arthur Plugge

  • 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.

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