George Duncan ABBOTT

Regimental number7/810
Date of birth26 July 1888
Place of birthSouthbridge, Canterbury
ReligionNo religion
OccupationFarmer
AddressSouthbridge, Canterbury
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 4.5"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Isabella Abbott, Southbridge, Canterbury
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 19 Apimara on 14 February 1915
Final rankTrooper
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 28 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 20 June 1915 (cellulitis); transferred to Convalescent Camp, Helouan, 1 July 1915; discharged to duty, 6 July 1915.

Arrived at Dardanelles, and posted to 1st Mounted rifles, 28 August 1915.

Reported missing, 28 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Zeitoun, 14 January 1916, ruled fate to be 'missing, believed dead'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Third. Religious affiliation: elsewhere states 'Presbyterian'.
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22280522