Photographed at the Dease Studio, 117 Barrack Street Perth WA
Image courtesy of the State Library of Western Australia: 108201PD
Rank: Private
Regimental Number: 6466
Place of Birth: Lang Lang, Victoria
Address: Stuart Street, North Perth,
Western Australia
Next of Kin: Mother, Mrs M Abbott,
10 Stuart Street, North Perth,
Western Australia
Enlistment Date: 10 April 1916
Unit Name: 11th Battalion
Date of Death: 15 May 1927
Cause of Death: Tetanus, following an accident
Place of Death: Claremont, Perth,
Western Australia
Year of Photo: 1916
Research Links:
- Service Record (National Archives of Australia)
- Australian War Memorial Listing
- Australian Imperial Force Database
- State Library of Western Australia Catalogue
Biography:
Private Abbott suffered a gun shot wound to the head and left shoulder on 20 September 1917. He was hospitalised and returned to Australia on 5 April 1918. Abbott died in Perth Hospital in 1927, aged 32, from tetanus following an accident