Alfred ABEL

Regimental number10/129
Date of birth8 November 1881
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCook
AddressTakapau
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 4.5"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Abel, 102 Vestry Road, Camberwell, Surrey, England
Previous military service4th East Surrey Volunteers (2 years)
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
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
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 19 December 1914
Discharge date22 January 1915
Other details

War Service: Egypt.

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

Commenced return to New Zealand on HMT 'Athenic', 19 December 1914, for refusing to be inoculated; disembarked New Zealand, 22 January 1915, and discharged the same day.

Not eligible for medals.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1