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ABBOTT, Clifford John
Personal Details
Service Number: | NX52416 |
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Enlisted: | 2 July 1940, Paddington, NSW, Australia |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | Anti Tank Batteries / Companies |
Born: | Crows Nest, New South Wales, 30 June 1903 |
Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Guillotine Hand |
Died: | Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 39 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" At Sea. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Gunner, NX52416, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion | |
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2 Jul 1940: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Gunner, NX52416, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion , 1st-Involved: 02/07/1940 to 11/05/1940, Unit: 2nd/5th Australian Infantry Battalion. (NAA, Pg-3). | |
2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX52416 | |
2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Gunner, NX52416, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion , Paddington, NSW, Australia | |
12 Aug 1940: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Gunner, NX52416, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore, 2nd-Involved: 12/08/1940 to 16/09/1940, Unit: 2nd/18th Australian Infantry Battalion. (NAA, Pg-3). | |
12 Aug 1940: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Gunner, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg-3) | |
10 Sep 1940: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Gunner, NX52416, Anti Tank Batteries / Companies, 3rd-Involved: 01/09/1940 to 11/08/1941, Unit: 22 Anti-Tank Battery. | |
10 Sep 1940: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Gunner, Anti Tank Batteries / Companies, Unit: 22 Anti-Tank Battery. (NAA, Pg-3). | |
12 Aug 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Gunner, NX52416, Anti Tank Batteries / Companies, Last Involved: 12/08/1941 to 01/07/1942, Unit: 17 Anti-Tank Battery. Reported for official purposes - POW (Montevideo Maru) presumed dead. (NAA, Pg-4). | |
12 Aug 1941: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Gunner, Anti Tank Batteries / Companies, Unit: 17 Anti-Tank Battery. (NAA, Pg-3). | |
15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore |
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17 Anti Tank Battery
Rank - Gunner
Son of William Henry Neville Abbott and Annie Elizabeth Abbott.