ABBERTON, John James
| Service Number: | 4131 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Young, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Young, Young, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 24 July 1922, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Young Lawn Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia RC- Section 2, Row E, 11a |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4131, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4131, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4131, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 26 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4131, Disembarked Marseilles 02/04/1916 | |
| 12 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4131, Returned to Australia disability - Rheumatism | |
| 20 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4131, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Discharge due to disability "Rheumatism" |
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The following statement is taken from the service record of John James Abberton found on naa.gov.au
Date of origin of disability: July 3 1916
Place of origin of disability: France
Give concisely the essential facts of the history of the disability, noting entries on the Medical History Sheet bearing on the case: Fell from his horse on to his right shoulder which later became the seah of Rheumatism for which he was admitted to Harefield on September 22nd.
On Octiber 8th Rheumatism invoved both hips and ankles and the left knee had Rheumatism 3 1/2 years ago
Give your opinion as to the causation of the disability: Active service
If you consider it to have been caused by active service, climate, or ordinary military service, explain the specific conditions to which you attribute it: Training & Climatic
What is his present condition: Pain in right shoulder. Both hips and ankles. Left knee and both ankles definitely involved.
Do you recommend discharge as permanently unfit, or change to England: Discharge
Dated Oct 12 1916