Regimental number | 5294 |
Place of birth | Dinnmore via Ipswich, Queensland |
School | Mareeba State School, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Locomotive foreman |
Address | Herberton via Cairns, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph Abbott, Mareeba PO via Cairns, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave 19), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 106 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Joseph and Selina Abbott, Mareeba North, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |