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Chester Abbett
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1894 |
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Place of birth: Teddington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Oar and Scull Maker |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 9296 |
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Enlistment place: Hounslow, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment, 20th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 28/11/1917 |
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Place of death: Tiber, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 23 |
Cemetery
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Tyne Cot Cemetery Plot: XVIII Row: A Grave: 3 |
Distinctions and medals 3
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1914-15 Star Medal |
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place |
My story
Private Chester Abbett served in the Royal Fusiliers 20th Battalion (City of London Regiment), part of the 19th Brigade of the 33rd Division. The unit participated in the Third Battle of Passchendaele. On the 27th of November 1917 the Royal Fusiliers 20th Battalion relieved the Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion in the frontline south of Passchendaele.
The following day the battalion was hit by a heavy German barrage on their front line, causing 51 casualties. Private Chester Abbett was killed on the 28th of November 1917. He possibly fell due to the heavy German shelling on that day. He was initially buried in the field near Tiber, South of Passchendaele. After the war his remains were exhumed and reburied on Tyne Cot Cemetery.
The following day the battalion was hit by a heavy German barrage on their front line, causing 51 casualties. Private Chester Abbett was killed on the 28th of November 1917. He possibly fell due to the heavy German shelling on that day. He was initially buried in the field near Tiber, South of Passchendaele. After the war his remains were exhumed and reburied on Tyne Cot Cemetery.
Sources 1
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20 Battalion Royal Fusiliers (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 95/2423/3). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Further reference |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/461700 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=561488d0-084d-4046-821d-66bea6dffc11 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/502 |