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Charles Alfred ABEL

Regimental number1777
Date of birth12 July 1885
Place of birthStrahan, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressEast Devonport, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 9"
Weight175 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Clara Ethel Abel, Somerset, Tasmania
Previous military serviceServed for 1 year in the Naval Reserve,
Enlistment date19 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 June 1915
Place of enlistmentHobart, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 17 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Work at Polygon Wood on 20 September 1917.
Recommendation date: Unspecifed

FateReturned to Australia 20 July 1919
Discharge date31 October 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Tried by District Court Martial, 24 March 1917, on charge of being absent without leave,20 November-26 December 1917; escaping lawful custody; sentenced to 9 months' detention.

Wounded in action, 1 October 1917 (gun shot wound, right buttock).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Valencia', 20 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Hobart, 31 October 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death21 June 1971
Age at death85
Place of burialStrahan Cemetery, Tasmania
SourcesNAA: B2455, ABEL Charles Alfred

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