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Norman ABBOTT

Regimental number3263
Place of birthBalmain, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressEast Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 8"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ida Dorothy Abbott, 6 Stream Street, East Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date20 March 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 March 1917
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 16 July 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateDrowned at sea 3 August 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Drowned from HT 'Warilda'.
Age at death30
Place of burialAt sea
Commemoration detailsHollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, ABBOTT Norman

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