ABRAHAM Jabez

Diggers Photo

Service No.

3113

Rank

Private

Unit

15 Battalion

Other Units

47th Battalion

Town

Eumundi

Adopted

Yes

Date of Birth

26 Mar 1893

Place of Birth

Hemmant Queensland

Date Enlisted

19 August 1915

Ship Sailed On

HMAT A69 Warilda

Date Ship Sailed

5 October 1915 AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/32/2

Ship Sailed From

Brisbane Queensland

Gallery

Soldiers History

This soldier had four brothers and three step brothers on active service at the front. One brother died from pneumonia in France, one step brother was killed in action at Gallipoli, two brothers and one step brother badly wounded.

Battles Fought

Somme

1914-1915 Star

Victory Medal

British War Medal

If died in the war

Died from wounds

Date Returned to Australia

Did not return

Date of Death

21 August 1916

Place of Death

Wounded at Pozieres, Somme Sector, France Died at St John/'s Ambulance Brigade Hospital Etaples France

Age at Death

22 yrs

Where Buried

Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot X, Row F, Grave No.7) Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais

Where Commemorated

Eumundi & District Roll of Honour Board, Eumundi Memorial School of Arts Hall, Memorial Drive, Eumundi

Nambour (Maroochy Shire) Roll of Honor Scroll, Private Collection, Nambour (this scroll was available for sale to the public after the war)

Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour - Panel Number 143

Maroochy Shire War Dead, Quota Park, Matthew Street, Nambour

Related Files

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Abraham & Cooke Newspaper Article Brisbane Courier Mail.pdf Hits: 668 Size: 507 Kb

Sources

Australian War Memorial, National Archives Australia, Australian War Graves, Photo: "The Brisbane Courier" 17 Feb 1917, p12

Name of Researcher

Jody

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