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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
George Abbott |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Rifleman |
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| Forename(s): |
George |
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| Surname: |
Abbott |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
41461 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Rifleman |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Hulk keeper |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs M. Abbott (wife), 15 High Street, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Married |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Reinforcements G Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
14 March 1917 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
HMNZT 79 |
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| Vessel: |
Ruapehu |
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| Destination: |
Plymouth, England (10 June 1917) |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
57 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
28 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Ypres, Belgium |
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| Date of Death: |
12 October 1917 |
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| Year of Death: |
1917 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
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| Memorial Reference: |
NZ Apse, Panel 7 |
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| Biographical Notes: |
George Abbott was the husband of Mrs. M. Abbott, of 15 High St., Petone, Wellington, New Zealand. |
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, George Abbott, published in "New Zealand Sporting and Dramatic Review" of 27 December 1917, page 22. Provided by John Lynch. |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1918
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
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