Kenneth Ferris ABBOT

Regimental number12/2545
Date of birth8 August 1888
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngine driver
Address20 Dominion Road, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 10"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinFather, R T Abbot, 20 Dominion Road, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Senior Cadets, 3rd Auckland Regiment, Territorial Force.
Enlistment date10 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on 13 June 1915
The 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 24 'Maunganui', HMNZT 25 'Tahiti', and HMNZT 26 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 22 September 1916
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 80), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr R T & Mrs M Abbot, Rutarere, Bay of Plenty
Family/military connectionsBrother: 12/2564 Robert Thompson ABBOT
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1