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Oliver Plunkett (1884 - ?) was a British judge in Palestine and Egypt .1Oliver Plunkett was born in 1884 in Dublin , Ireland . He studied law , and in 1909 became a member of the Irish bar. In World War I he served in the British Army , in the frontiers of France and Flandria , and was wounded twice. After the war he joined the Colonial Service , and became the Governor-General of Saint Lucia . In 1928, he became a judge in Palestine, and was president of the Tel Aviv District Court. He was one of the judges in the Assassination of Haim Arlosoroff trial. During World War II , two of his sons were killed while serving in the British Army : Oliver Peter Plunkett, a pilot in the RAF killed in 1941, and lieutenant Gw Plunkett, of the light Anti-Aircraft Royal Artillery, killed in 1943. On April 1945, Plunkett was appointed president of the Mixed Courts of Egypt.2
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Oliver Plunkett (1884 – after 1945) was a British judge in Palestine and Egypt . Oliver Plunkett was born in 1884 in Dublin , Ireland . He studied law , and in 1909 became a member of the Irish bar. In World War I he served in the British Army , in the frontiers of France and Flanders , and was wounded twice. After the war he joined the Colonial Service , and became the Governor-General of Saint Lucia . In 1928, he became a judge in Palestine, and was president of the Tel Aviv District Court. He was one of the judges in the Assassination of Haim Arlosoroff trial. During World War II , two of his sons were killed while serving in the British Army : Oliver Peter Plunkett, a pilot in the RAF killed in 1941, and lieutenant Gw Plunkett, of the light Anti-Aircraft Royal Artillery, killed in 1943. On April 1945, Plunkett was appointed president of the Mixed Courts of Egypt.
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British judge Oliver Plunkett (1884 – 1971) was a British judge in Palestine and Egypt .
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British judge (1884–1971) Oliver Plunkett (1884 – 1971) was a British judge in Palestine and Egypt .
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