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ABELL, Roy Desmond Picton
| Service Number: | 2222 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1917, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Railway Unit (AIF) |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, 26 November 1899 |
| Home Town: | Torrensville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Gilles St Public School, Adelaide |
| Occupation: | Cleaner |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Daw Park, SA, 11 July 1972, aged 72 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Plot 1708 Path 24 Drk. Gardens |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Roll (New), Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2222, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 9 Nov 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 2222, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 2222, Railway Unit (AIF), "The Last Hundred Days", Returned to Australia 1 Jul 1919 | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 2222 |
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Roy Desmond Picton ABELL was born under the surname JOHNS in 1899 in Broken Hill NSW
His mother was Elizabeth Ann JOHNS who later married Walter Henry GUNN on 4th September 1915 in St Lukes Church Adelaide
He enlisted on 19th October 1917 with the Railway Unit & Reinforcements and Special Draft - Unit embarked from Melbourne on 9th November 1917 on the ship HMAT Port Sydney. He returned to Australia in 1919 - He received the Briish War Medal & the Victory Medal
Roy married Ida May KERSLAKE on 17th January 1922 in Chalmers Church, Adelaide - Second marriage to Retha Louise HAWKE (date unknown) Retha died 21st March, 1996
Roy died on 11th July, 1972 aged 73 years at Daw Park SA
He is buried in Centennial Park Cemetery Drk. gardens, Path 24, Plot 1708
His son Douglas Roy ABELL was a pilot officer in the RAAF in WW2 and died 6th October, 1944 - buried Hamburg Cemetery
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