Sidney ABBOTT

Regimental number10/480
Date of birth24 February 1891
Place of birthChristchurch
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
Address18 Harrison Street, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 6
Weight131 lbs
Next of kinFather, Mrs R G Abbott, River Bank Road, Wanganui
Previous military service5.5 years, Service Rifles, Wellington
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui, New Zealand
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 18 December 1914
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
See 9/1761 Sydney Percival ABBOTT for second period of service.
Other details

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HMT 'Athenic', 18 December 1914 (illness: syphilis); disembarked New Zealand, 22 January 1915; discharged, 23 April 1915.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1 See 9/1761 Sydney Percival ABBOTT for second period of service.
Date of death14 August 1971 Wanganui
Age at death80
Place of burialWanganui Cemetery
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22203750
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22280628