English Māori Kenneth Alexander Abbott Born 16 July 1883 - Died 24 November 1918 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 5/75 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Private AWMM New Zealand Army Service Corps AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Group, 2 soldiers, brothers, WW1, Clifford and Kenneth (Right) Abbott, 1914c - No known copyright re … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesKenneth Alexander AWMM SurnameAbbott AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 5/75 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth16 July 1883 AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 1914 AWMM Reynolds, Otakeho, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs Emma Matilda Abbott (mother), Dalefield, Carterton, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 5/75 AWMM Military serviceAttached to Field Ambulance 18 August 1914 AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1914-1915 Star AWMM British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Victory Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 1914 AWMM Age 32 AWMM Butcher/Civilian AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM WW1 30 May 1916 AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 16 Oct 1914-3 December 1914 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 3 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui AWMM Driver/Military AWMM New Zealand Army Service Corps AWMM Main Body AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 feet 9.5 inches AWMM Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM Fair AWMM Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM Blue AWMM Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM Fair AWMM Tattoos, Unknown Period AWMM tattoo AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Admitted, Cairo with shell concussion 13 January 1916 AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Suffered nervous breakdown AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Invalided to New Zealand aboard the Maheno AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 10 May 1916 AWMM Discharged as medically unfit for active service AWMM Private AWMM New Zealand Army Service Corps AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of William Abbott (1848-1924) and Emma Matilda Abbott (nee Hodder) (1853-1929).Brother of Archibald Clarence Abbott and Clifford Abbott.Never married.Attested again for Home Service in 1916Arrived Suez, Egypt on 3 December 1914. Medical details are from 2nd Attestaion, May 1916 AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death24 November 1918 AWMM Eketahuna, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryMangaoronga Cemetery, Eketahuna, New Zealand AWMM Main section, block AA, plot 35 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Kenneth Alexander Abbott by laying a poppy. Jean Margaret Abbott John Henry Abbott Kenneth Alexander Abbott Leonard Hector Abbott Lionel David Abbott Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Kenneth Alexander Abbott Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22280534 Further Reference DocumentsInformation kindly provided by family AWMM Military Service Record AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 2 AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 2: Includes portrait AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
