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/ Autre référence |