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Walter ABBOTT

Regimental number898
Date of birth1892
Place of birthUlverstone, Lancashire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngineer
AddressSir John Young Crescent, East Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 8"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Abbott, 27 Clarkson Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Enlistment date2 March 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll31 May 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameAnzac Cyclist Battalion, Reinforcement 11
AWM Embarkation Roll number12/1/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 10 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 1 November 1919
Discharge date27 February 1920
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front.

Embarked Sydney, 10 May 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into No 3 Camp Details, Parkhouse.

Transferred to Engineers Details, Brightlingsea, 2 August 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 31 October 1917; taken on strength, 5th Field Company Engineers, in the field, Belgium, 6 November 1917.

On leave to Paris, 1 March 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 12 March 1918.

Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 18 May 1918 (flat foot, right), and transferred same day to 47th Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 3, 19 May 1918, and admitted to 10th General Hospital, Rouen, 20 May 1918; to England, 23 May 1918, and admitted to Canadian General Hospital, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, 24 May 1918 (deformed toe, right foot); to Addington Park West Hospital, Croydon, 8 July 1918. Discharged on furlough, 23 August 1918, to report to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 6 September 1918.

Granted leave with pay and subsistence (Non-Military Employment), 8 February-8 August 1919: training as motor mechanic, British School of Motoring.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 1 November 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 15 December 1919; discharged, Sydney, 27 February 1920.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Served as a Merchant Seaman until his retirement. Also served in World War II: Merchant Navy duty on coastal ships, MV 'Moonta' and MV 'Minnipa'.
Miscellaneous detailsSee also 6026 Walter Cavendish ABBOTT
Date of death1974 - Rosewater, Adelaide, South Australia
Age at death82
Place of burialCheltenham Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, ABBOTT Walter

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