Regimental number | 7009 |
Place of birth | Darling Downs, Queensland |
School | Hemmant State School, near Brisbane, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Eumundi, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Cook, Eumundi, North Coast Line, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 49th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of pneumonia, 41st Stationary Hospital. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 28 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XVII, Row AA, Grave No. 5), Fouilloy, France |
Family/military connections | Four brothers and three stepbrothers volunteered and went overseas on active service. Brothers: 4355 Pte Eric Kingsley ABRAHAM, 5th Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 23 June 1919; 3113 Pte Jabez ABRAHAM, 47th Bn, died of wounds, 21 August 1916; 6764 Pte Leonard ABRAHAM, 26th Bn, returned to Australia, 6 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 3 March 1918; disembarked Suez, Egypt, 4 April 1918, and marched into Australian Camp, Suez, the same day. Admitted to Segregation Camp, Suez, 15 April 1918 (measles contact); discharged, 22 April 1918, and marched into Australian Camp, Suez, the same day. Transported to Port Tewfid, 30 April 1918, and embarked for England the same day; disembarked Southampton, England, 15 May 1918, and marched into 5th Training Bn, Fovant, the same day. Transferred to 49th Bn reinforcements, 3 June 1918, and marched into 12th Training Bn, Codford, the same day. Proceeded overseas to France, 8 August 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 10 August 1918. Proceeded to unit, 12 August 1918; taken on strength of 49th Bn, 17 August 1918. Admitted to No 13 Australian Field Ambulance, 15 October 1918(broncho pneumonia); transferred to No 41 Stationary Hospital, Pont Remy, 17 October 1918. Died, No 41 Stationary Hospital, 20 October 1918 (broncho pneumonia). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ABRAHAM Cyril Frank |