Private Hugh Abbott
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Regimental Number: |
781509 | Survived War: |
No |
Force: |
Army | Regiment: |
Canadian Machine Gun Corps |
Battalion: |
3rd Canadian Machine Gun Company | Company: |
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Place of Birth: |
Lazonby, Cumberland | Country: |
Not Specified |
Next of Kin: |
Mrs. William (Sarah) Abbott, Lazonby, Cumberland, Cumberland, England | Address at Enlistment: |
Tuxford, Saskatchawan |
Date of Birth: |
June 24, 1883 | Trade or Calling: |
Farmer |
Marital Status: |
Single | Prior Military Experience: |
Yes |
Place of Enlistment: |
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan | Date of Enlistment: |
December 22, 1915 |
Age at enlistment: |
32 | Height: |
6 Feet Inches |
Chest: |
37 Inches | Expansion: |
2 Inches |
Religion: |
Church of England | Enlisted or Conscripted: |
Enlisted |
Saw service in: |
Europe | ||
Cause of Death: |
Killed in Action | Battle Died/Wounded: |
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Date of Death: |
April 4, 1918 | Age at Death: |
34 |
Buried at: |
Beaurains Road Cemetery, Pas De Calais, France | Plot: |
F. 2. |
Commemorated: |
Roll of Honour Memorial, Tuxford, SK; Legislative Grounds, Regina, SK ; St. Nicholas Churchyard, Lazonby, Cumbria, U.K. | ||
Prisoner of war: |
No | Interned: |
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Gender: |
Male | Ethnic Origin: |
Caucasian |
| LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1Box 07-6 |
| Canadian Virtual War Memorial Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Research Notes |
Service in NWMP currently being researched
Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial
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| Rank | Regiment | Unit | Company |
| Private | Canadian Machine Gun Corps | 3rd Canadian Machine Gun Company |
| 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 |