ABBOTT, William Hopkins
| Service Number: | 7133 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 27 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Hunters Hill, Hunters Hill, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 3 October 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 7133, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 7133, 3rd Field Company Engineers, SS Makarini, Sydney | |
| 3 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 7133, 2nd Field Company Engineers, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7133 awm_unit: 2nd Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-10-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Eloise Hanlon
Sapper. Willam Hopkins Abbott enlisted with the Australian Imperial Forces in Sydney on the 24th of January 1916.
Sapper. Abbott was born in Townsville, Queensland as 1 of 2 sons to mother and father Rebecca and Henry James Abbott. At the time of his enlistment he lived in Hunters Hill in Sydney, NSW.
Sapper. Abbott was recorded in his enlistment forms as being 5'6 in height, with black hair and hazel eyes. His commrades on the front in France also described him as being clean shaven with a dark complextion.
Abbott embarked on the 28th of May 1916 on the SS Briton and joined the 2nd Field Corps on the 24th of September 1916.
Abbott valiantly served in France for a years time after joining the 2nd Field Corps.
During an act of bravery, Hopkins was struck in the leg by shrapnel while attempting to retreive the body of Lieutenant John Darbyshire, a superior, with the help of 3 other men.
Sapper. Abbott died at the 10th Casualty clearing station in Belgium on the 3rd of October 1917. Abbott is buried in Lyssenthoek military cemetery which is 2.8km away from Poperinghe, France. (Plot 20, Row D, No. 14)
Following his death, a victory medal for the fallen Abbott was received.
Abbott's will listed his brother to receive his personal effects from the front which once retrieved included a fountain pen, metal watch, wallet, purse, a personal diary, photographs and five coins.
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