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ABBOTT, Edgar Henry
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2567, 2567A |
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Enlisted: | 29 January 1916 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 8th Machine Gun Company |
Born: | Warracknabeal, Vic., 1893 |
Home Town: | Queenscliff, Victoria |
Schooling: | State School |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 November 1916 |
Cemetery: |
Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Picardie IV P 1, Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Peronne, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Birregurra Christ Church Anglican Church Honor Roll, Birregurra Christ Church Anglican Church Memorial Window, Birregurrra Rifle Club Roll of Honor, Irrewarra Warncoort State School No 2218 Roll of Honor, Yeodene Yeo District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
29 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2567, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
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14 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2567, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
14 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2567, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2567A, 8th Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2567A awm_unit: 8th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-23 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Edward and Eliza ABBOTT, 93 Lloyd Street, Geelong West, Victoria