Private Hugh Abbott

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Abbott, Hugh

Date of birth: 1883-06-24

Place of birth: Lazonby Cumberland

Next of kin: Mrs. William (Sarah) Abbott, Lazonby, Cumberland, Cumberland, England

Marital status: single

Occupation (attested): Farmer

Occupation (normalized): General Farmer

Address: Tuxford, Saskatchawan

Religion: Church of England

Date of death: 1918-04-04

Cause of death: Killed in action

Buried: Beaurains Road Cemetery, F. 2.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 781509

Highest Rank: Private

Rank detail

Private (Army).

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: no

Commemoration location: Roll of Honour Memorial, Tuxford, SK; Legislative Grounds, Regina, SK ; St. Nicholas Churchyard, Lazonby, Cumbria, U.K.

Images

Regina War Memorial, Legislative Grounds (courtesy of Doug & Edie Hilts)

Tuxford Roll of Honor Memorial (courtesy of Doug & Edie Hilts)

The grave of Hugh Abbott in Beaurains Road Cemetery, France

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.

CWGC ID: 249100

LAC ID: 180

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: V0007-S006

Uploader's Notes: Son of William and Sarah Abbott, of Lazonby, Cumberland, England. Volunteer Company Yorks & Lancaster Reg (2 yrs) Army Service Corps, South Africa (16 mths) 17th South African Light Horse, Zulu Rebellion, 1904 (4 mths) Served in the NWMP for "several years" Hugh Abbott is commemerated in Canada on the Memorial to WW1 servicemen on the Legislative Grounds, Regina, SK and the Roll of Honour Memorial in Tuxford, SK. Hugh is also commemerated in the UK on the Cenotaph in St.Nicholas's churchyard, Lazonby, Cumbria

Uploader's Research notes:

Service in NWMP currently being researched

Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial

[Private Army Canadian Machine Gun Corps 3rd Machine Gun Company ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04

Last modified: 2014-03-16