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Record #3035
Name :
: Geoffrey Robinson ABBOTT (1898 - 1917)


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Date of Birth
: 1898

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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 31 Jul 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Paddington
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium, West Flanders
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 31 Mar 1912
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Empress of Britain

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Agency
: Sailing Alone
NotesA birth registration was found for Geoffrey Robinson Abbott: Year of Registration: 1898; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Paddington; County: Greater London, London, Middlesex; Volume: 1a; Page: 30.

In 1912, Geoffrey Abbott, 14, arrived at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, alone and en route to Dundalk, Ontario, Canada.

On December 23, 1914, Geoffrey R. Abbott, 16, agricultural labor, returned to the United Kingdom on the ship Missanabie. He intended to visit Steeple Road, Southminster, Essex, England and intended to reside in a British Possession.

On May 11, 1915, Geoffrey Robinson Abbott, 19, enlisted in the British Armed Forces (Service No. R/12727). He declared that he resided at Steeple Road, Southminster, Essex, England; that he was a British subject; that he was 19 years and 5 months of age; that he was a farm labourer; that he received notice to report; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 2 inches in height and had no distinctive marks. His next of kin was his aunt, Isabella Hickson, who resided at Steeple Road, Southminster, Essex, England.

He served as a Rifleman in the King's Royal Rifle Corps, 18th Battalion. Geoffrey seemed to have problems as a soldier. He received a large number of days pay between December 5, 1916 until May 22, 1917; and finally 168 hours detention and forfeiture of 21 days pay for his absence from June 5, 1917 until June 12, 1917. He was then sent to France on June 16, 1917. Geoffrey's sentence was remitted on July 12, 1917.

Geoffrey Robinson Abbott was killed in action at the Battle of Ypres on July 31, 1917. He was posthumously awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal.

Geoffrey is memorialized on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Ypres (Ieper,)West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium. A photo of his name on this memorial can be found at:
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ContributorsCreated : 2008-02-05 23:38:13 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-01-11 12:27:26 /

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3020 ABBOT, Alice1877ENG, MDX, Islington Oct 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
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3038 ABBOTT, Herman Henry1882ENG, MDX, Hoxton, London Apr 1895 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
3082 ABEL, Walter John1869ENG, MDX, London Aug 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
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2934 ARMINGER, Eleanor Florence1886ENG, MDX, Mile End Old Town Mar 1895 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
22113 ATKINS, Valentine1915ENG, MDX, Edmonton May 1931 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
3080 AUBURN, John George1855ENG, MDX, London May 1872 : Varuna CAN Shoe Black Brigade  
3680 AYRE, Arthur1896ENG, MDX, Stoke Newington, London Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3681 AYRE, Elsie1892ENG, MDX, Islington, London Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
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14741 BALL, Frederick Phillip1878ENG, MDX, London May 1892 : Numidian CAN Childrens Aid Society  
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10259 BANKS, Constance1899ENG, MDX, Hendon Aug 1913 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
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