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CWGC
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
SDGW - Soldiers Died in the Great War
LOSTWITHIEL (ST. BARTHOLOMEW) CHURCH CEMETERY, Cornwall. Grave reference 2. 18.
Union
National Union of Railwaymen
Date Joined Union
31 March 1905
Trade
Railway Workers, Packer
Branch
Lostwithiel, Cornwall
Born
St Pauls, Devonport, Devon
Date of birth
17 March 1900
Resident
Lostwithiel, Cornwall
Enlisted/Military Details
Truro
Biography
Son of Jessie Mary Abbiss of 5, St. Austell Road, Lostwithiel and the late Harry Abbiss. Baptised 26 September 1900 in Devonport, St Paul, son of Harry and Jessie Abbiss. In the 1911 census he was aged 11, born Devonport, Devon, at school, son of Harry and Jessie Mary Abbiss, resident Cuttivett Tideford St Germans, Landrake with St Erney, Cornwall.
Listed as Private 7/2534, 15th (Reserve) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment on SDGW
Magazine Reference
Great Western Railway staff magazine 1919/02/26. Photo: 1919/10/197
Information Source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonealth War Graves Commission; SDGW; Devon Baptisms; 1911 Census For England & Wales
Abbott, T E
Role
Porter Guard
Railway Company
Midland Railway
Rank
Private
Battalion or Ship
H.M. Drifter 'Clover Bank'
Regiment or Service
Royal Navy
Manner of death
Died probably at sea
Railway notes
Could not find on Commonwealth War Graves Commission, probably Mercantile Marine
Information Source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919
Abbott, W
Role
Fire Carrier
Railway Location
Aston
Railway Company
London and North Western Railway
Rank
Private
Battalion or Ship
H.M. Drifter 'Ocean Star'
Regiment or Service
Royal Navy
Manner of death
Died probably at sea
Railway notes
Could not find on Commonwealth War Graves Commission, probably Mercantile Marine
Information Source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919
Abbott, W
Role
Car Cleaner
Railway Location
London
Railway Department
Underground
Railway Company
Underground Electric Railways of London
Rank
Private
Battalion or Ship
H.M. Drifter 'George V'
Regiment or Service
Royal Navy
Manner of death
Died probably at sea
Railway notes
Could not find on Commonwealth War Graves Commission, probably Mercantile Marine
Information Source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919
Abbott, William Tunnage
Role
Clerk
Railway Location
Stratford
Railway Department
Locomotive Accountants Office
Railway Company
Great Eastern Railway
Joined Railway
May 1910
Rank
Lance Corporal
Service Number
6586
Battalion or Ship
2nd Battalion
Regiment or Service
Honourable Artillery Company (Infantry)
Manner of death
Killed in action
Date of death
15 March 1917
Age at Death
24
Buried or Commemorated
GOMMECOURT BRITISH CEMETERY NO.2, HEBUTERNE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot V. Row G. Grave 17.
Born
Straford, London E.
Date of birth
22 October 1893
Resident
Stratford, London E.
Enlisted/Military Details
Armoury House, Finsbury, London
Biography
Son of William Tunnage Abbott and Banny Abbott,of 308, Thorold Road, Ilford. Baptised 11 February 1894 in Harrow Green, Essex, son of William Tunnage Abbott and Banny Abbott, resident 27, Cornwall Terrace, Stewart Road, Harrow Green, Essex. In the 1901 census he was aged 7, born Leyton, Essex, son of William T and Banney (sic) Abbott, resident 156, Stewart Road, Cann Hall, West Ham, London & Essex. In the 1911 census he was aged 17, born Straford, Essex, an Accountant Clerk, son of William Tunnage Abbott (a widower), resident 79, Chandas Road, Stratford, Essex.
Joined the Great Eastern Railway in May 1910, working there until he enlisted 5 January 1916. Volunteered with a few others to take a position in France, and whilst the mission was achieved, he was killed in the attempt. He was very popular, and was missed by his many friends.
William Tunnage Abbott
Magazine Reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine, July 1917, pg 167.
Information Source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Great Eastern Railway Magazine (image: Great Eastern Railway Society); CWGC; Soldiers Died in the Grest War; Essex Baptisms; England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975; 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census; 1911 Census For England & Wales; HAC World War One record cards 1914-1919; HAC regimental number register 1914-1919
Abbott, Allen Robert
Role
Brake Fitter
Railway Location
Eastleigh, Hampshire
Railway Department
Carriage and Wagon Department
Railway Company
London and South Western Railway
Rank
Private
Service Number
6779
Battalion or Ship
2nd Battalion
Regiment or Service
Bedfordshire Regiment
Manner of death
Killed in action
Date of death
2 July 1916
Age at Death
34
Buried or Commemorated
CERISY-GAILLY MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot II. Row M. Grave 6.
Born
Wolverton, Buckinghamshire
Resident
Wolverton
Enlisted/Military Details
London
Biography
Son of Joseph and Kate Abbott, of 32, Cambridge Street, Wolverton, Bucks. Baptised 19 March 1882 in St George, Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, son of Joseph and Kate Allen Elizabeth Abbott, resident Wolverton, Buckinghamshire.
South Western Railway Magazine, September 1919; South Western War Record page 134
Information Source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; South Western Railway Magazine; CWGC; SDGW 1914-1919; England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975; Buckinghamshire Baptism Index
Abbott, Henry
Role
Gateman
Railway Location
London
Railway Department
Underground
Railway Company
Underground Electric Railways of London
Rank
Saddler
Service Number
931211
Battalion or Ship
72nd Battery, 38th Brigade
Regiment or Service
Royal Field Artillery
Manner of death
Died on service
Date of death
18 June 1918
Buried or Commemorated
LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot V. Row B. Grave 70.
Born
Bow, London
Enlisted/Military Details
Plumstead, Kent
Biography
Strangely Admitted 4th Stationary Hospital with Pyrexia - of unknown origin fever of an undetermined cause- discharged 22 June 1918 but both CWGC and SDGW state he died 18 June 1918.
Information Source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919
Abbott, Hines William
Role
Permanent Way Labourer
Railway Location
Saxmundham
Railway Company
Great Eastern Railway
Joined Railway
December 1914
Rank
Private
Service Number
33995
Battalion or Ship
8th Battalion
Regiment or Service
East Surrey Regiment
Manner of death
Died of wounds
Date of death
13 October 1917
Age at Death
25
Buried or Commemorated
MAZINGARBE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VI. Row E. Grave 21.
Born
Saxmundham, Suffolk
Enlisted/Military Details
Enlisted 24 April 1917 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
Biography
Son of William Hines, of Saxmundham, Suffolk, and the late Harriet Hines. Baptised as William Hines Abbot 3 June 1894 in Saxmundham, Suffolk, son of Harriett Abbott. In the 1901 census he was listed as William H Abbott, step son of William Hines, son of Harriett Hines, born Saxmundham, Suffolk, resident Mill Lane, Saxmundham, Plomesgate, Suffolk.
Joined the Great Eastern Railway in December 1914.
Hines William Abbott
Magazine Reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine, Mar 1918, p61
Information Source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; CWGC; Great Eastern Railway Magazine (image: Great Eastern Railway Society); SDGW 1914-1919; 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Suffolk Baptism Index 1538-1911
Abbott, J
Role
Ballastman
Railway Company
Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland
Rank
Sergeant
Information Source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919
Abbott, J
Role
Platelayer
Railway Location
London
Railway Department
Underground
Railway Company
Underground Electric Railways of London
Rank
Private
Information Source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919
Abbott, Joseph Johnson
Role
Wagon Greaser
Railway Location
Tyne Dock
Ship
S.S. Poldown
Railway Company
North Eastern Railway
Joined Railway
circa January 1911
Rank
Ordinary Seaman (Signaller)
Service Number
Z/6191
Battalion or Ship
S.S. Poldown
Regiment or Service
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Manner of death
Drowned at sea, S.S. Poldown was a collier which struck a mine off Cornwall en route to Boulogne from Penarth
Date of death
9 October 1917
Age at Death
22
Buried or Commemorated
CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 27.
Union
National Union of Railwaymen
Date Joined Union
27 March 1905
Trade
Greaser, Railway Workers
Branch
Tyne Dock 1
Date of birth
12 September 1895
Enlisted/Military Details
Enlisted 15 July 1915 Height 5 feet 3½ inches, chest 35 inches, Pale Comlexion, Dark hair, brown eyes. Reserve district Holyhead.
Biography
Son of Elizabeth Abbott of 91 Adelaide St, South Shields and the late Thomas Abbott. Religious denomination Church of England.
Railway notes
Had been with the North Eastern Railway for four and a half years. Entered Naval Service 15 June 1915, recorded as a Porter.
Joseph Johnson Abbott
Magazine Reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine, December 1917, page 271
Information Source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; North Eastern Railway Magazine; CWGC; Wikipedia List of Shipwrecks October 1917; Britain, Trade Union Membership Registers; British Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1924
Abbott, Leonard Ernest
Role
Under Shunter
Railway Location
Nuneaton
Railway Department
Traffic Department
Railway Company
London and North Western Railway
Rank
Private
Service Number
203398
Battalion or Ship
2nd/4th Battalion
Regiment or Service
Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment)
Manner of death
Killed in action
Date of death
6 December 1917
Buried or Commemorated
CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL, Nord, France. Panel 8.
Union
National Union of Railwaymen
Date Joined Union
4 March 1915
Trade
Railway Workers, Porter
Branch
Rugeley, Staffordshire
Born
Hugglescote, Leicestershire
Enlisted/Military Details
Rugeley
Biography
Baptised 22 December 1895 in Hugglescote, son of Charles and Eliza Abbott. In the 1901 census he was aged 5, born Coalville, Leicestershire, son aged 5, resident North Street, Hugglescote, Hugglescote and Donington, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire. In the 1911 census he was aged 15, born Hugglescote, Leicestershire, a Colliery Pony Driver Below Ground, son of Charles and Eliza Abbott, resident 173, North Street, Hugglescote, Hugglescote and Donington, Leicestershire.
Railway notes
Spelt Leonard Earnest Abbott in Railway Records
Magazine Reference
London and North Western Railway Gazette Volume 7, May, 1918. Pg., 120.
Information Source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; CWGC;London and North Western Railway Gazette Volume 7, 1918; SDGW; 1911 Census For England & Wales; Leicestershire Baptisms; 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Abbott, R G
Role
Locomotive Cleaner
Railway Location
Carnforth, Lancashire
Railway Company
London and North Western Railway
Rank
Private
Information Source
London and North Western Railway Roll of Honour
Abel, A
Role
Porter
Railway Company
Rhymney Railway
Rank
Driver
Information Source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919
Abell, A A
Role
Greaser
Railway Company
Midland Railway
Rank
Private
Information Source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919
Abey, Charles
Role
Platelayer
Railway Location
Mexborough
Railway Department
Engineering Department
Railway Company
Great Central Railway
Rank
Lance Corporal
Service Number
15329
Battalion or Ship
10th (Service) Battalion
Regiment or Service
York and Lancaster Regiment
Manner of death
Killed in action
Date of death
26 September 1915
Age at Death
27
Buried or Commemorated
LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 105 and 106.
Union
National Union of Railwaymen
Date Joined Union
1 March 1914
Trade
Railway Workers, Platelayer
Branch
Mexborough 1
Born
Market Rasen, Lincolnshire
Resident
Swinton, Yorkshire
Enlisted/Military Details
Mexborough
Biography
Son of Mr. W. Abey of 2nd Van, Pridmore's Yard, Dawe's Lane, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. In the 1891 census he was aged 2, born North Willingham, Lincolnshire, son of William and Martha H Abey, resident Rasen Road, North Willingham, Caistor, Lincolnshire. In the 1901 census he was aged 13, born Lincolnshire, son of William and Martha |H Abey, resident Main Road, Snelland, Lincoln, Lincolnshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 22, born Willimgahm North, Lincolnshire, a Farm Waggoner, son of William and MArtha Abey, resident Cadney Brigg, Cadney cum Howsham, Lincolnshire.
Railway notes
Previously wounded in France, as stated in the June 1916 issue of The Great Central Railway Journal.
Magazine Reference
The Great Central Railway Journal December 1916, pg. 123; [Previously Wounded - The Great Central Railway Journal June 1916, pg. 280]
Information Source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; The Great Central Railway Journal; CWGC; SDGW; 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census; 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census; 1911 Census For England & Wales
Ablett, Arthur
Role
Plumber
Railway Company
Great Northern Railway
Rank
Sapper
Service Number
31542
Battalion or Ship
61st Field Company
Regiment or Service
Royal Engineers
Manner of death
Died of wounds
Date of death
11 November 1917
Age at Death
40
Buried or Commemorated
BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VIII. Row I. Grave 111.
In the 1891 census he was aged 13, born March, Cambridgeshire, a Newspaper Boy, son of Joseph S and Mary Ablett, resident Nene Parade, March, North Witchford, Cambridgeshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 33, born March, Cambridgeshire, a Plumber, son of Joseph Sirl and Mary Ablett, resident 14, Broxholme Lane, Wheatley, Doncaster, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding).
Information Source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; CWGC; Great Northern Railway Society; SDGW; 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
