Date of birth | |
Place of birth | San Francisco, California, USA |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Medical pracititoner |
Address | Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25.3 |
Height | 5' 11.5" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Dr C T Abbott, Woodside, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Captain |
Unit name | Medical Officers |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Medical Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Taken on strength, No 2 Stationary Hospital, Mahamdeya, 8 December 1916; transferred to 5th Light Horse Field Ambulance, El Arish, 26 June 1917. Transferred to and taken on strength of 6th Light Horse Regiment, Esdud, 18 December 1917. Detached to Medical School, Moascar, 3 March 1918; rejoined 6th Light Horse Regiment in the field, 16 March 1918. Admitted to 31st General Hospital, Abbassia, 13 November 1918; discharged, 27 November 1918 (pyrexia, not yet diagnosed; no further details); rejoined unit, Wadi Hanun, 29 November 1918. Ceased to be attached to 6th Light Horse Regiment, and marched out to 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 15 January 1919. Embarked Port Said for England, 24 February 1919. Granted leave, 17 March-4 October 1919 (Non0Military Employment): with pay only, 17 March-17 June 1919; with pay and subs, 4 July-4 October 1919: to attend Cheltenham Hospital for medical training. Married Bessie Drury ALCOCK, aged 28, at Holy Trinity Established Church, Lyons Tower, Hertford, 21 June 1919. Granted leave, 6-20 October, 1919; leave extended to 31 October 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Wahehe', 30 October 1919; discharged, 29 January 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 87 |
Place of burial | Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ABBOTT Nigel Basil Gresley |