Roy Desmond Picton ABELL

Regimental number2222
Date of birth26 November 1897
Place of birthBroken Hill, New South Wales
SchoolGilles Street Public School, Adelaide, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCleaner
AddressWest Adelaide, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Ann Gunn, 30A Ebor Avenue, Mile End, South Australia
Enlistment date19 October 1917
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameOctober 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number15/9/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 9 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Light Railway Operating Company
FateReturned to Australia 1 July 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal