Horace George ABBLITT

ABBLITT, Horace George

Service Numbers: 3449, T255427
Enlisted: 5 August 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 6/30 Garrison Battalion (TAS)
Born: Greenhills, Tas., 25 September 1896
Home Town: Mengha, Circular Head, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Smithton, Tas., 30 January 1968, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: St. Bartholomew's Anglican Cemetery
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World War 1 Service

5 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3449, 12th Infantry Battalion
10 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 3449, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
10 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 3449, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne

World War 2 Service

4 Nov 1939: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, T255427
4 Nov 1939: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, T255427, 6/30 Garrison Battalion (TAS)

War Service

Born: 25 September 1896 at Greenhills, Tasmania
Father: Robert ABBLITT
Of Mengha via Stanley, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlisting: Laborer
Enlisted: 5 August 1915
Embarkation: 10 November 1915 from Melbourne per ‘Ascaneas’
Age: 19 years
Served in Egypt & France
Wounded in Action on 2 occasions: 7/4/1917 & 29/9/1918
Returned to Australia: 23 February 1919 per ‘Orsova’
Discharged: 17 April 1919
Also served in WW2 Service No: T255427

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Robert ABBLITT