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ABBOTT, Henry Horatio

Henry Horatio Abbott

Regimental number 4127
Place of birth Broken Hill, New South Wales
Religion Church of England
Occupation Tailor
Address Junction Road, Rosewater, South Australia
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 23
Next of kin Mother, Mrs E Abbott, Junction Road, Rosewater, South Australia
Enlistment date 24-Aug-15
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 24-Aug-15
Place of enlistment Adelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 10th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/27/4
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 11 January 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll 1127
Rank from Nominal Roll Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll 50th Battalion
Fate Returned to Australia 5 November 1917
Discharge date 14-Jan-18
Other details War service: Western Front
Promoted Sergeant, 1 July 1916. Wounded, 16 August 1916.
Date of death 11-Sep-70

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