Regimental number | 6200 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
Other Names | John Rurdy |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | c/o Mrs Hardater, 192 Cleveland Street, Redfern, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Abbott, Greystone Dairy, Carlisle, England |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Left Australia as a young child and returned in his 21st year. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 26 |
Place of burial | Aeroplane Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 32), Ypres, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Martin Abbott and Anne Bridget ABBOTT, Penton, Carlisle, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |