| Regimental number | 10831 |
| Place of birth | Manchester, England |
| Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia |
| School | Minsbery (?) Gorton School, England |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 14 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Telegraphist |
| Address | Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Martha Abberton, Post Office, Cue, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | Divisional Signal Company 3 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/13/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Divisional Signal Company |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of pneumonia. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, Middlesex, England |
| Age at death | 21.1 |
| Place of burial | St Lawrence Churchyard, Cowley, Middlesex, England |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Postmaster General's Department Roll of Honour, Commonwealth of Australia Building, Perth, Western Australia. Dedicated to 'Officers from Western Australia who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918'. Parents: Michael and Martha ABBERTON, Railway Terrace, West Guildford, Western Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 25 May 1916; disembarked England, 18 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 November 1916. On leave to England, 8 December 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 22 December 1917. On leave to England, 30 October 1918; admitted to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, while on leave, 1 November 1918. Died of pneumonia, 6 November 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ABBERTON Edmund |
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