Regimental number | 3755 |
Place of birth | Kedron, Queensland |
School | Bowen Bridge State School ('now Windsor State School'), Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Gympie Road, Kedron, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Harriet Louisa Abbott, Gympie Road, Kedron, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in State School Cadets; then as Colour Sergeant, Commonwealth Cadets; then as Corporal, 25th Engineers Company, Brisbane. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Acting Sergeant |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Zonnenbeke, Belgium |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row D, Grave No. 8), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 103 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Matthew and Harriet ABBOTT, Gympie Road, Kedron, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6519 Pte Matthew ABBOTT, 26th Bn, returned to Australia, 7 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |