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Name : Alfred Austin Abbott Son of : George Edwin Abbott and Millicent Rose Abbott (née Payne) of Wroxall, Isle of Wight. Born : 1921, Cowes, Isle of Wight. |
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Electoral Roll information : 1933 : The Abbott family are at Tranmere, Station Road, Wroxall, Isle of Wight. 1938 : The Abbott family are at Tintern, St John's Road, Wroxall, Isle of Wight. |
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Service Details : L/Cpl 7888865 Alfred Austin Abbott, Royal Armoured Corps. |
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Casualty Details : Died : 1 September 1942, aged 21. Buried at : El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. CWGC Record |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Ventnor Holy Trinity Church South Wight Scouts War Memorial Wroxall War Memorial |
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Documents and Newspaper cuttings :
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS
Saturday, October 3, 1942 Page 3 THE ISLAND AND THE WAR ISLAND ROLL OF HONOUR DIED Lance-Corpl. Alfred Austin Abbott, R.A.C., aged 21, third son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Abbott, of
Tintern, St. John's-road, Wroxall, has died of wounds in the Middle East. He was a chorister at
Wroxall Church. Before joining the Army five years ago he was a brick-layer's apprentice
employed by Messrs. Brading and Blundell, of Shanklin. He has three brothers in the Army.
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Family Information :
His three brothers, as mentioned in the report above, were Edwin George Abbott, b 1914, Godshill Herbert Douglas Abbott, b 1916, Godshill Reginald Cyril Abbott, b 1923, Newport Details of their Army service are not known. His father, George Edwin Abbott, is listed on the Newport Old Contemptibles Roll of Honour and see Biographical information for more details. |
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Acknowledgments :
Janet Griffin for newspaper research |
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Page status :
Page last updated : 2 March 2015 (added cross reference to his father) |
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