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ABBOTT, James Lawrence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2461 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, January 1897 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dental mechanic/Salesman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brighton North Road Presbyterian Church HB, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2461, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 11 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 2461, 2nd Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 11 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 2461, 2nd Field Company Engineers, RMS Mooltan, Sydney | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 2461, 2nd Field Company Engineers, Battle for Pozières |
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