2nd Lt
John Gurney Abbott
Informatie over geboorte
Geboortejaar: 1890 |
Geboorteplaats: Anerley, Surrey, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Algemene Informatie
Beroep: Klerk - Bediende |
Informatie legerdienst
Land: Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Strijdmacht: British Expeditionary Force |
Rang: Second Lieutenant |
Service nummer: / |
Eenheden: — The Rifle Brigade, 6th Bn. attd. Trench Mortar, 59th Bty. (Attached) |
Informatie over overlijden
Datum van overlijden: 21/09/1917 |
Plaats van overlijden: Eagle Trench - Winterstellung, Langemark, Belgiƫ |
Doodsoorzaak: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
Leeftijd: 27 |
Gedenkplaats
Tyne Cot Memorial Paneel: 145.A |
Onderscheidingen en medailles 2
1914-15 Star Medaille |
Victory Medal Medaille |
Points of interest 1
#1 | Geboorteplaats |
Mijn verhaal
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.
Bronnen 7
"The history of the Twentieth (Light) Division", Inglefield V.E., Nisbet & Co., 1921, pg. 168-170. Gebruikte bronnen |
"The Third Ypres Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account", McCarthy C., London, Arms & Armour Press, 1995, pg. 81. Gebruikte bronnen |
Ancestry http://www.ancestry.co.uk/ Verdere verwijzing |
CWGC http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/845618/ABBOTT,%20JOHN%20GURNEY Gebruikte bronnen |
Portraits of Lloyd's Men ( whose names appear on Lloyd's War Memorial ) Gebruikte bronnen |
The London Gazette Gebruikte bronnen |
The Long Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Verdere verwijzing |