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ABBOTT, Joseph Robert

Service Numbers:	5227, Q54752
Enlisted:	22 November 1917
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	1 Garrison Battalion (QLD)
Born:	Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 30 May 1899
Home Town:	Gympie, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Greaser
Died:	Shot by another soldier, Australia, 25 December 1941, aged 42 years
Cemetery:	Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Portion 10. Sec. 80. Allotment 45. (E3/273),
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

22 Nov 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5227, 31 Infantry Battalion AMF
22 Nov 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5227, 31st Infantry Battalion
2 Mar 1918:	Embarked Private, 5227, 31st Infantry Battalion, SS Ormonde, Sydney
2 Mar 1918:	Involvement Private, 5227, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Ormonde embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
3 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5227, 31 Infantry Battalion AMF

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Lance Corporal, Q54752, 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD)
10 Dec 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, Q54752, 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD)
25 Dec 1941:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, Q54752, 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD)

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