Geburtsjahr: 1890

Geburtsort: Anerley, Surrey, England, Vereinigtes Königreich

Beruf: Clerk

Land: England, Vereinigtes Königreich

Truppe: British Expeditionary Force

Rang: Second Lieutenant

Einheiten:  —  The Rifle Brigade, 6th Bn. attd. Trench Mortar, 59th Bty.  (Angeschlossen)

Sterbedatum: 21/09/1917

Sterbeort: Eagle Trench - Winterstellung, Langemark, Belgien

Todesursache: Im Kampf gefallen

Alter: 27

1914-15 Star Medaille

Victory Medal Medaille

John Gurney Abbott of the 6th Rifle Brigade was attached to the 29th Trench Mortar Battery. The 59th Trench Mortar Battery, part of the 59th Brigade and 20th Division took part in the Battle of Menin Road on the 20th of September 1917. The 59th Battery was to take 't Goed ter Vesten Farm and Eagle Trench. They advanced as far as 't Goed ter Vesten Farm but they were not able to take Eagle Trench in its entirety, due to machine gun fire. A small portion remained in enemy hands, forming a salient. John Gurney Abbott died on the 21st of September, probably consolidating the new front line.

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The London Gazette, 16 March 1917, p. 2639. Verwendete Quellen

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