Edward John ABBOTT

ABBOTT, Edward John

Service Number: 1252
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
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World War 1 Service

15 Apr 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1252, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Keswick, South Australia
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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Biography

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.

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