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Thomas Kingsmill ABBOTT

Regimental number10
Place of birthWingen, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStation overseer
AddressMurulla, Wingen, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 7"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinMother, Marian Abbott, Wingen, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name2nd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 19 January 1916
Discharge date24 March 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Enlisted 17 August 1914; promoted Sergeant, 25 September 1914.

Admitted to No 2 Australian General Hospital, 9 February 1915 (measles); discharged, 14 February 1915.

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 April 1915.

Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 25-30 April 1915 (gun shot wound, left leg); admitted to No 15 General Hospital, Alexandria, 30 April 1915; evacuated to England, 16 May 1915; to 2nd Western General Hospital, Manchester, 29 May 1915.

Commenced return to Australia from Portland on board the 'Star of Victoria', 19 January 1916; disembarked Melbourne, 29 February 1916; discharged Sydney (medically unfit), 24 March 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsAddress incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as Wingin, New South Wales.
Date of death11 July 1933
Age at death42
SourcesNAA: B2455, ABBOTT Thomas Kingsmill

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