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Major Platt Court Martial Ends Fifth Trial
Major William Allan Platt was sentenced by court martial to a $500 fine and a severe reprimand for illegal gold trafficking in Indochina. Pending appeal, the case concludes the fifth court martial involving Canada-India-Poland truce commission personnel. Platt, a former Picton and Cobourg resident who joined in 1940, may retire in a year or two with pension rights intact.
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William Allan Platt
Indochina
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Picton and Cobourg