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Sydney Percival Abbott

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Sydney Percival AWMM
  • Surname
    Abbott AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Sidney AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 10/480 AWMM
    • WWI 9/1761 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Anglican, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    24 February 1891 Military Personnel File
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 18 Harrison Street, Wanganui, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW1 Mrs R.G. Abbott (mother), Commercial Hotel, Wanganui, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW1 Mrs R.G. Abbott, River Bank Road, Wanganui, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre Oct 2016 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 10/480 AWMM
    • WWI 9/1761 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Painter AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Appears to have embarked twice after being declared medicaly unfit for service after first embarkation. Returned to New Zealand on 19 December 1914, was discharged on 23 April 1915 and then re-enlisted. Unclear if he was served with Otago Mounted Rifles - not stated on the Military Personnel File. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    14 August 1971 Military Personnel File
    Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui Military Personnel File
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Sidney was my grand fathers brother , Victor Abbott.

    Sidney did two tours of duty during ww1 .

    May you Rest In Peace

    Regards
    Robin Abbott
    [email protected]
    Public - Rob - Direct descendant - 30 April 2022
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30 April 2022RobPerth west australiaDirect descendant

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