Regimental number | 74 |
Place of birth | Brunswick, Victoria |
True Name | ABBEY, Frederick Brien |
School | Alfred Crescent State School, North Fitzroy, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 52 Holden Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs C A Abbey, 52 Holden Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 18 months in the 5th Australian Infantry Regiment, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Chatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 162), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 49 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Christina ABBEY, 52 Holden Street, Fitzroy, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1655 Albert Edward ABBEY, 24th Bn, returned to Australia, 27 September 1919; 548 Pte James Wesley ABBEY, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 10 March 1918; 6460 Pte William Benjamin ABBEY, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 March 1918; Cousins: [1345] Lt Edgar George ABBEY, 38th Bn, killed in action, 17 July 1917; 158 Pte Harold Claude ABBEY, 14th Bn, died of wounds, Gallipoli, 19 May 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Wounded in action, 25 April 1915 (gun shot wound, chest and liver). Died of wounds, No 2 General Hospital, Mena, Cairo, 30 April 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ABBEY Frederick |