Marcus Abbott

Marcus Claude Abbott (c.1889 - 1918)

Birthdate:	circa 1889
Birthplace:	New Zealand
Death:	Died March 31, 1918 in Somme, Somme, Picardy, France

Managed by:	Jason Wills
Last Updated:	December 26, 2011

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Full Name Marcus Claude Abbott
Rank Last Held Sapper
Forename(s) Marcus Claude
Surname Abbott
War World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No. 37596
Gender Male
First Known Rank Sapper
Occupation before Enlistment Miner
Next of Kin Mrs Edmond Freeman Abbott (mother), 11 Ravenswood, Walthamstow, Essex, England
Body on Embarkation New Zealand Engineers Tunnelling Company
Embarkation Unit 4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Date 16 February 1917
Place of Embarkation Wellington, New Zealand
Transport HMNZT 76
Vessel Aparima
Destination Plymouth, England (2 May 1917)
Nominal Roll Number 55
Page on Nominal Roll 39
Last Unit Served Tunnelling Company, New Zealand Engineers
Place of Death Somme, France
Date of Death 31 March 1918
Age at Death 29
Year of Death 1918
Cause of Death Killed in action
Cemetery Name Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France

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1889	1889	Birth of Marcus New Zealand
1918	March 31, 1918 Age 29	Death of Marcus Somme, Somme, Picardy, France