Regimental number | 306 |
Place of birth | Parkes, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 82 Alice Street, Newtown, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | George Abbott, 82 Alice Street, Newtown, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Australian Rifles Regiment for 1 year 4 months. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 1, Battery 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/29/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 4 April 1915. On Command with Mobile Section, Suez Road Camp, 25 December 1915; rejoined unit, 13 February 1916. Admitted to No 4 Hospital Train, Tel el Kebir, 12 February 1916 (synovitis); transferred to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Cairo, 17 February 1916; to Convalescent Hospital, Montazah, 3 March 1916; discharged to Overseas Base, 24 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 9 May 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 17 May 1916; taken on strength, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, 27 August 1916, and posted to No 2 Battery. Admitted to 5th Field Ambulance, and transferred to 36th Casualty Clearing Station, 1 December 1916 (synovitis, right knee); to Ambulance Train No 23, 2 December 1916, and admitted to 3rd Stationary Hospital, 4 December 1916; to Base Depot, Etaples, 6 December 1916; to England, 13 December 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Barambah', 8 April 1917; disembarked Melbourne for onward overland travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit: synovitis), Sydney, 19 July 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ABBOTT George |