ABBEY, Edgar George
| Service Number: | 1345 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Preston, Victoria, 11 November 1869 |
| Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Alfred Crescent State School, North Fitzroy |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Messines, Belgium, 17 July 1917, aged 47 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium Plot 11, Row C, Grave 26 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Warrnambool Soldiers' Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jul 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Corporal, 1345, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' |
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| 23 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1345, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jun 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 38th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 38th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-07-17 |
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Born in November 1869
Son of Benjamin and Annie ABBEY. Native of Preston, Victoria
Cousins of 158 Pte Harold Claude ABBEY, 14th Bn, died of wounds, 19 May 1915;
74 Pte Frederick Brian ABBEY, 7th Bn, died of wounds, 30 April 1915
1655 Albert Edward Abbey, 24 BN, returned to Australia 27 September 1919
548 James Wesley Abbey, 14Bn, Returned to Australia, 10 March 1918
6460 William Benjamin Abbey, 4 Bn, killed in action 17 July 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
"...1345 Private Edgar George Abbey, 38th Battalion, of Preston, Vic. A clerk before enlisting in July 1915, Pte Abbey was promoted to Sergeant before leaving Australia for England in June 1916. Promoted to Lieutenant (Lt) in May 1917, Lt Abbey was one of five men inside a command bunker at Messines on 17 July 1917 when a German shell burst through the roof and killed him instantly, aged 25." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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