2nd Lt
John Gurney Abbott
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1890 |
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Place of birth: Anerley, 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 - Winterstellung, 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 |
Points of interest 1
| #1 | Place of birth |
My story
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.
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 |