George ABBOTT

Regimental number41461
Date of birth17 August 1884
Place of birthWexford, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationHulk keeper
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation42
Height5' 8"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs M Abbott, 15 High Street, Petone, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed in the Royal Navy (discharged on account of wounds and sickness); not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date14 October 1916
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
The New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements left New Zealand on two ships, 'Ruapehu' on 14 March 1917, and 'Corinthic' on 2 April 1917. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which of these ships the members of G Company embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 June 1917; marched into Sling Camp, 11 June 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 July 1917; joined 1st Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 9 August 1917, and posted to A Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Handwritten note on file: 'He was buried in a registered cemetery'; grave subsequently lost.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 28
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22280521