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ABBOTT, Charles Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4261 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 March 1916, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Maryborough, Victoria, Australia, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, Maryborough, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, nr Loos, France, 26 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 1, Row E, Grave 21 C.J. Horsley-Smith officiated, Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension, Hersin-Coupigny, Lens, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Kalgoorlie Roll of Honor, Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 4261, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 4261, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: Name incorrectly spelt on original record as "Charles Henry Abborr". | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 4261, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Fremantle | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 4261, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Fremantle | |
| 26 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 4261, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4261 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-05-26 |
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3rd Tunnelling Company
Rank - Sapper
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of James and Margaret Abbott. Brother of John Abbot of 13 Outridge Terrace, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
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