Arthur Richard ABBOTT

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ABBOTT, Arthur Richard

Service Number:	471
Enlisted:	16 October 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	Mining Corps
Born:	Dover, England, 1868
Home Town:	Underdale, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Chainman
Died:	Underdale, SA, 9 October 1946, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (General) Road 5, Path 8, Site 17
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

16 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
20 Feb 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 471, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
20 Feb 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 471, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
20 Feb 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 471, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney
20 Feb 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 471, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney
8 Aug 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1

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Biography

Married Alice Amelia Marjoram in the Methodist Manse, Pirie Street, Adelaide Book/Page 241/807. May have previously been know as Alice Amelia Shadgett

Father ______ and Mother Alice Amelia Abbott, Howard Street, West Underdale, SA

Wife Alice Amelia ), Howard Street, West Underdale, SA

Described on enlisting as 43 years 7 months old; married; 5' 4 3/4" tall; 130 lbs;
medium complexion; grey eyes; hair turning grey; Church of England.

16/10/1915 Enlisted in Adelaide
Completed medical - fit for service

20/2/1916 Embarked from Sydney on board HMAT A38 Ulysses

Tunnelling Company

Rank - Sapper

British War Medal, Victory Medla

8/8/1918 Returned to Australia on board HT Carpenteria
4/10/1918 Disembarked into Australia

Medals:
British War Medal (10022); Victory Medal (9958)

9/10/1946 Arthur passed away
buried in: West Terrace Cemetery

RSL information: Badge 49941 lost. Financial 1919 1920 (Lake Bonney) 1921(State) 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1944 1945 1946 1947

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 3/11/2014. Lest we forget.

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