Regimental number | 1619 |
Place of birth | Coonamble New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Horse driver |
Address | Mount Garnet, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Gladis Evelyn Abel, Thornborough via Cairns, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
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 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in North Queensland Garden of Remembrance |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1617 Driver Richard ABEL, 14th Company, Australian Army Service Corps, returned to Australia, 21 April 1918; 1618 Pte Sydney Clement ABEL, 4th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 13 April 1919.~ |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death |