George Hector Robert Plint (1900 - 1955)

Ancestors

Biography

George was born in 1900.^[1] He was the son of Thomas Plint and Mary Bayles. He passed away in 1955^[2] He is buried in the Balmoral Cemetery, Queensland.^[3]

George was a carter by trade and likely tough character with a liking for the drink. In 1922 he was charged with punching a police constable and breaking his nose when George was being arrested for using obscene language.^[4]

In 1924 George married Ida Florence Jackson.^[5] They had one child referred to in a 1935 court matter as a dependent.

In an incident with as much colour as his brother Henry's run with the James Short gang in the 'bottle of lemon butter case', on 15 October 1927, George and other young men were on a boat party on the Hamilton reach of the Brisbane River when one of the party went overboard. John Joseph Brouders known as "Yankee Jack" fell off the boat and drowned. Many of the party of eight had criminal histories and Brouders was a former safecracker. The police witnesses reported a suspicion that it was a underworld hit with the party being a ruse to get Brouders on to the boat and into the water where the sharks would finish him. Brouders was however a renowned drunk and witnesses stated a belief that he had fallen off himself. George was one who had shown concern for Brouders making to dive in to help him but he was dissuaded in this intent because of the dangers.^[6][7][8]

In 1929 George, a carter, was fined for driving his motor lorry while drunk, zig zagging and running head on into a tram in Stanley Street, Woolloongabba.^[9]

Again 1929, George pleaded guilty to stealing sheet lead and a motor spring and was fined.^[10]

George again faced the courts in 1934, in what was a protracted matter, for allegedly stealing machinery from a sawmill at Woombye.^{[11] [12]}

In 1935, George was on relief work and supporting Ida and his child on 27/- received from that. At the time he was charged with theft for retaining £5 advanced to him by a used bottle dealer for the collection of bottles which he did not deliver nor did he return the money. It was said by the police prosecutor that "he was known to be a good worker when he has it, but this time he seems to have strayed from the straight and narrow."^[13]

George strayed again at the end of 1936. Two police offices found him intoxicated and asleep in his truck, backed off the road at Redbank. When the officers roused him he was unable to stand. They placed him in the police vehicle and he tore the upholstery. He pleaded guilty to the charges arising.^[14]

On 12 December 1941, George enlisted in the Australian Army and served until 2 Apr 1943.

Veteran Details

Name PLINT, GEORGE HECTOR ROBERT

Service Australian Army

Service Number Q119992

Date of Birth 23 Feb 1900

Place of Birth BRISBANE, QLD

Date of Enlistment 12 Dec 1941

Locality on Enlistment BURANDA, QLD

Place of Enlistment BRISBANE, QLD

Next of Kin PLINT, IDA

Date of Discharge 02 Apr 1943

Rank Private

Posting at Discharge 32 GARRISON BATTALION^[15]

At the time of his enlistment George and Ida were living at 19 Harrowgate-street Buranda, Brisbane.^[16]

In June 1942, George then a soldier of Harrowgate-street, South Brisbane was seriously injured when he was knocked down by a motor car near his home. He ended up with a fractured right leg, and injuries to his right shoulder and back.^[17]

After a patchy Army career and as a result of the injuries from his accident, George was discharged as medically unfit.^[16]

Notwithstanding the address registered at the time of George's enlistment, the Electoral Rolls for Queensland show George and Ida living at Arthur Street, Woolloongabba.^[18]

Research Notes

John Joseph 'Yankee Jack' Brouders^[19], said to have been born in San Francisco, USA, married Flossie Matthews in Queensland.^[20] Flossie had the unpleasant task of identifying the partial remains of her husband and gave an unflattering account of his character and neglect over years of herself and his son, to the inquest.

Sources

1. ↑ Queensland Register of Births Deaths and Marriages - Birth. George Hector Robert Plint 23/02/1900. Son of Thomas Plint and Mary Ann Bales. https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/e2389f68d0df92da5b2926bd692d66224e37ab40b2e4cf141f747641c3540b7e. Registration Details: 1900/B/520.
2. ↑ .Queensland Register of Births Deaths and Marriages - Death. George Hector Robert Plint 24/07/1955. Son of Thomas and Mary Ann Bales. https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/f2b27586e3520f926e28e88f4717201c542898a74cae7c202e44588eceec1da9. Registration Details: 1955/B/8920.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223423696/hector-george_robert-plint : accessed 25 September 2021), memorial page for Hector George Robert Plint (1900–27 Jul 1955), Find A Grave: Memorial #223423696, citing Balmoral Cemetery, Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia ; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980) .
4. ↑ The Daily Mail, Tue 7 Mar 1922. p, 2.
5. ↑ Queensland Register of Births Deaths and Marriages - Marriage. George Hector Robert Plint to Ida Florence Jackson 26/07/1924. https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/0e21b4df6d7babe21bac31bb254d7487a421f7042499c2d78bb59641d9bfe6c9. Registration Details: 1924/B/35176.
6. ↑ Daily Standard, Wed 21 Dec 1927. p. 7.
7. ↑ [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/21206421 The Brisbane Courier, Wed 21 Dec 1927. p. 18.
8. ↑ The Telegraph, Wed 4 Jan 1928. p. 14.
9. ↑ Telegraph, Sat 3 Aug 1929, p. 2.
10. ↑ Telegraph, Mon 5 Aug 1929, p. 2.
11. ↑ The Courier-Mail, Fri 8 Jun 1934. p. 11.
12. ↑ Truth, Sun 5 Aug 1934. p. 13.
13. ↑ The Courier-Mail, Tue 23 Jul 1935. p. 11.
14. ↑ The Courier-Mail, Wed 16 Dec 1936. p. 16 .
15. ↑ "World War Two Nominal Rolls" Department of Veterans Affairs, Australia. [online database] https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=80324&c=WW2
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1} National Archives of Australia. [Digitised Military Service Records] https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=4913575
17. ↑ Truth, Sun 21 Jun 1942. p. 10.
18. ↑ Ancestry.com. Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll]
19. ↑ Queensland Register of Births Deaths and Marriages - Death. John Joseph Brouders 15/10/1927. Son of Michael Brouders and Jane Dowling. https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/20a8258ea4cffd8d06e025c6d372029dce2f0b9f19bff988aebe07b05d2e1a47. Registration Details: 1927/B/2751.
20. ↑ Queensland Register of Births Deaths and Marriages - Marriage. John Joseph Brouders to Flossie Isabel Matthews 18/08/1899. https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/89ccb08f9eff239116c1c8d40b7700be9445772a2b729eac09806c033567bad2 Registration Details: 1899/C/1114.