KILLED IN CRETE
WELLINGTON DOCTOR
MAJOR JOHN PLIMMER
HOSPITAL BLOWN UP
News has been received of the death in Crete of Major John Plimraer, F.R.C.S., of 192 Willis
Street, Wellington. Major Plimmer
was operating on wounded New Zealanders in a Crete hospital when a high-explosive bomb struck
the building: and blew it up,
Major Plimmer was the eldest son of Mrs. W, R. Plimmer, of Khandallah, and a grandson of the late Mr. John A Plimmer, also of Khandallah. He
Spencer Digby Photo,
Major John Plimmer.
was educated at the Waitaki Boys' High School, and studied medicine and surgery at Dunedin, Edinburgh, and London. On his return to New Zealartd he started practice in Wellington, and had resided here ever since. He was one of the first to volunteer for service when war was declared, and was in camp in Canterbury until he sailed. Major Plimmer leaves a widow (formerly Miss Leah Burt. of Dunedin) and three children.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19410528.2.77
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 124, 28 May 1941, Page 10
Word Count
158KILLED IN CRETE Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 124, 28 May 1941, Page 10
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in