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ABBEY, Wilfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 417 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 April 1902 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
| Born: | Hull, Yorkshire, England, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Hurstville, Kogarah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Suicide, Hurstville, NSW, 26 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Anglican Monumental - Section XX - 0075 |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Trooper, 417, 5th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
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| 21 Apr 1902: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, 417 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
SON ATTACKS HIS PARENTS.
A shooting affray occurred on Sunday morning at Hurstville. Wilfred Abbey, 35, a groom living in William Street, armed with a Lee Enfield rifle, called at his parents residence in the same street, and it is alleged, started shooting at his father and mother. He fired five or sixshots, one of which injured his mother slightly in the back of the neck. He then went outside and fired several more shots at the house, after which he put the rifle under his chin and pulled the trigger, death being almost instantaneous. No reason can be assigned for the son's action.