2nd Lt
John Gurney Abbott

Informations sur naissance

Année de naissance:
1890
Lieu de naissance:
Anerley, Surrey, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni

Informations générales

Profession:
Clerk

Informations service militaire

Pays:
Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Force armée:
British Expeditionary Force
Rang:
Second Lieutenant
Numéro de service:
/
Unités:
 —  The Rifle Brigade, 6th Bn. attd. Trench Mortar, 59th Bty.  (Attaché)

Informations sur décès

Date de décès:
21/09/1917
Lieu de décès:
Eagle Trench - Winterstellung, Langemark, Belgique
Cause du décès:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Âge:
27

Mémorial

Tyne Cot Memorial
Panneau: 145.A

Distinctions et médailles 2

1914-15 Star
Médaille
Victory Medal
Médaille

Points d'intérêt 1

#1 Lieu de naissance

Mon histoire

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

"The history of the Twentieth (Light) Division", Inglefield V.E., Nisbet & Co., 1921, pg. 168-170.
Sources utilisées
"The Third Ypres Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account", McCarthy C., London, Arms & Armour Press, 1995, pg. 81.
Sources utilisées
Ancestry
http://www.ancestry.co.uk/
Autre référence
CWGC
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/845618/ABBOTT,%20JOHN%20GURNEY
Sources utilisées
Portraits of Lloyd's Men ( whose names appear on Lloyd's War Memorial )
Sources utilisées
The London Gazette
Sources utilisées
The Long Long Trail
http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/
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