| Regimental number | 1617 |
| Place of birth | Talbot, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | Mount Garnet, Queensland |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age at embarkation | 43 |
| Next of kin | Daughter, Miss Gladis Evelyn Abel, Thornborough via Cairns, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | 8 December 1915 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 8 November 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 47th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/64/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Hawkes Bay on 20 April 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Company, Australian Army Service Corps |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 21 April 1918 |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 1618 Pte Sydney Clement ABEL, 4th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 13 April 1919; 1619 Pte Richard James ABEL, 4th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 13 April 1919. |
