ABBOTT, Edward John
Service Number: | 1252 |
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Enlisted: | 15 April 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Kensington, South Australia, 1887 |
Home Town: | Lochiel, Wakefield, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Colt Breaker |
Died: | 8 September 1947, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Lochiel Public Cemetery |
Memorials: | Kadina & District WW1 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
15 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1252, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Keswick, South Australia | |
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21 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1252, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide | |
21 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1252, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
Date unknown: | Wounded 1252, 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
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Father _______ and Mother Margaret Rogers, lived at Tattersall's Boarding House,
Kadina, SA.
Described on enlisting as 28 years 4 months old; single; 5' 9 3/4" tall; 149 lbs;
fair complexion; blue eyes; brown hair; Roman Catholic.
14/4/1915 Completed medical at Keswick - fit for service
Commanding Officer appointed Edward to D Company, Base Infantry
Mitcham Camp
15/4/1915 Enlisted in Keswick
21/9/1915 Embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT A15 Star of England
Private in the 3rd Light Horse Regiment
**Surname recorded incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as ABBOT.
29/12/1915 Absorbed in Regiment West Front Force,
20/8/1917 Discharged to Moascar, ex Abbassia
Taken on strength - 1st Light Horse, ex hospital
1/10/1917 Traumatic Epilepsy, injury to knee
3/1/1918 Admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, Moascar
Traumatic Epilepsy
15/2/1918 Transferred to Ulysses for Australia - ex Port Said
15/2/1918 Embarked on board Ulyseus, ex Suez, Egypt
18/3/1918 Disembarked 3MD for 4MD
17/5/1918 Discharged from 4MD
Medals:
WWI 1914-15 Star (2277); British War Medal (558); Victory Medal (5537)
8/9/1947 Edward passed away.
buried in: ________
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 3/11/2014. Lest we forget.