Commemorated at Memorial Name Cessnock War Memorial Given name R Family name Plain Gender Male Service number 1215 Conflicts First World War, 1914–18 Campaign Ypres Salient 1917 Fate Killed in action (KIA) Fate date 12 October 1917 Additional information Place of birth Minmi, NSW Religion Presbyterian Occupation Selector Marital status Single Next of kin Margaret Plain Enlistment date Fri, 11 February 1916 Last held rank Private Unit at embarkation 34 Battalion Service Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Cessnock (9 Jul 1918) Australian War Memorial - First World War Embarkation Roll, Robert Plain Australian War Memorial - First World War Nominal Roll, Robert (Jnr) Plain Australian War Memorial - Roll of Honour, Robert Plain Australian War Memorial - Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files, Rober… National Archives of Australia - Service documents, Robert Plain The A.I.F Project - Robert Plain Do you know more about this war Veteran? Click here to learn how you can contribute