Eric Kingsley ABRAHAM

Regimental number4355
Date of birth20 April 1898
Place of birthHemmant, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPostal assistant
AddressBoonah, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18.7
Height5' 7.5"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Cook, Eumundi, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed for 18 months in the Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date26 November 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 November 1915
Place of enlistmentIpswich, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Star of Victoria on 31 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Divisional Signal Company
FateReturned to Australia 23 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date2 October 1919
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 7009 Pte Cyril Frank ABRAHAM, 49th Bn, died of disease, 20 October 1915; 3113 Pte Jabez ABRAHAM, 47th Bn, died of wounds, 21 August 1916; 6764 Pte Leonard ABRAHAM, 26th Bn, returned to Australia, 6 May 1919.
Other details

Enlisted in November 1915 as part of the 'Dungaree March', Darling Downs to Ipswich.

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orita', 23 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 2 October 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No Q202906.
Date of death20 March 2003
Age at death104
Place of burialBalmoral Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, ABRAHAM Eric Kingsley