2nd Lt
John Gurney Abbott
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1890 |
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Place of birth: Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Clerk |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Second Lieutenant |
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Service number: / |
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Units: — The Rifle Brigade, 6th Bn. attd. Trench Mortar, 59th Bty. (Attached) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 21/09/1917 |
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Place of death: Eagle Trench, Langemark, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 27 |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 145.A |
Distinctions and medals 2
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1914-15 Star Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Sources 7
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"The history of the Twentieth (Light) Division", Inglefield V.E., Nisbet & Co., 1921, pg. 168-170. Sources used |
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"The Third Ypres Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account", McCarthy C., London, Arms & Armour Press, 1995, pg. 81. Sources used |
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Ancestry http://www.ancestry.co.uk/ Further reference |
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CWGC http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/845618/ABBOTT,%20JOHN%20GURNEY Sources used |
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Portraits of Lloyd's Men ( whose names appear on Lloyd's War Memorial ) Sources used |
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The London Gazette Sources used |
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The Long Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Further reference |