ABBLITT, Horace George
Service Numbers: | 3449, T255427 |
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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 |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
5 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3449, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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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 | |
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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
Submitted 29 January 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Robert ABBLITT