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


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Date of Birth
: 1898

Marriage (1)
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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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3035 ABBOTT, Geoffrey Robinson1898ENG, MDX, Paddington Mar 1912 : Empress of Britain CAN Sailing Alone  
6912 ALLEN, Frederick1878ENG,    , Paddington Mar 1891 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
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16738 ARNOLD, Percy Alexander1894ENG, LND, Paddington Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
10817 BEECHY, Peter1886ENG,    , Paddington Sep 1894 : Laurentian CAN Barnardos  
6919 CARTWRIGHT, Albert1887ENG,    , Paddington Jun 1899 : Tainui CAN Waifs & Strays  
6920 CARTWRIGHT, Bertie1889ENG,    , Paddington Jun 1899 : Tainui CAN Waifs & Strays  
6921 CARTWRIGHT, Harry1891ENG,    , Paddington Jun 1899 : Tainui CAN Waifs & Strays  
11425 COLLINS, Edmund1909ENG,    , Paddington May 1923 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
9865 CRITCHLEY, Bessie1896ENG,    , Paddington May 1905 : Bavarian CAN MacPherson Homes  
6914 CROMWELL, Walter1880ENG,    , Paddington Mar 1891 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
13522 DAY, Robert1900ENG,    , Paddington Jun 1913 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
14492 DERMODY, Albert1912ENG,    , Paddington Oct 1927 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
10076 FRICKER, Bertram George1911ENG,    , Paddington Apr 1924 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
6906 GALLAGHER, Charles W1893ENG,    , Paddington Jun 1906 : Virginian CAN Waifs & Strays  
10925 GOSTICK, Ethel1898ENG,    , Paddington May 1912 : Corsican CAN Waifs & Strays  
14632 HANCHETT, Aubrey1900ENG,    , Paddington Apr 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
6918 HELSDON, Robert1882ENG,    , Paddington May 1900 : Parisian CAN Waifs & Strays  
6916 IRELAND, Alfred1876ENG,    , Paddington Mar 1891 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
8299 LIBBY, Leonard1911ENG,    , Paddington Apr 1928 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
6917 MORRIS, Alfred1880ENG,    , Paddington Jul 1895 : Laurentian CAN Waifs & Strays  
6913 VINCENT, Bertie1880ENG,    , Paddington Jun 1894 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
12718 VINCENT, Leslie Norman1905ENG, LND, Paddington Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
6915 WINSLOW, William1877ENG,    , Paddington Mar 1891 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)