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Name : George Edwin Abbott Son of : William John Abbott and Mary Ann Abbott (née Peckham) of Porchfield, Isle of Wight. Born : 1888, Calbourne, Isle of Wight. Married : 1913, Millicent Rose Payne, All Saints' Church, Godshill. [5 children]. Died : 25 April 1960, Ryde, Isle of Wight. |
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Census information : 1891 : not located 1901 : William and Mary Abbott, with their children, including George aged 13, are at Kingston Cottage, Whippingham. William Abbott is a Carter on Farm. 1911 : Driver 77th Bty, R.F.A., Allahabad, India |
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Service Details : Driver George Edwin Abbott, Royal Field Artillery. |
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Commemorated on this Memorial :
Newport Old Contemptibles Roll of Honour |
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Documents and Newspaper cuttings :
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS
Saturday, April 30, 1960 DEATH ABBOTT. - April 25th, George Edwin Abbott, of Tintern, St. John's Road, Wroxall, aged 73.
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS
FATAL COLLAPSE AT INDUSTRIES FAIR WROXALL WAR VETERAN'S SUDDEN DEATH After leaving the Island Industries Fair, at Ryde, on Monday, to return to his home at Tintern,
St. John's Road, Wroxall, Mr. George Edwin Abbott, aged 72, collapsed and died. The body was
removed to the Royal I.W. County Hospital, where a post mortem examination showed that death
was due to natural causes. The news of Mr. Abbott's tragic death came as a shock to his many
friends in Wroxall, where he had resided since 1928. A native of Porchfield, he was an
apprentice bricklayer until he joined the Army on a regular engagement in 1905 and was posted
to the Royal Artillery. He spent most of the next seven years in India, returning home on
the reserve in 1912. He was married in the following year. He was recalled to the colours
two days before the outbreak of the 1914-18 war, went to France with the British Expeditionary
Force, fought at Mons and was wounded on the Somme in August, 1916. He was discharged from
the Army on medical grounds in 1920 and in recent years had not enjoyed good health.
Mr. Abbott worked for several builders in the Ventnor and Shanklin districts until he retired in 1948.
He was a member of the Island Branch of the Old Contemptibles' Association and had been a member
of the British Legion. He leaves a widow, three sons and a daughter. His third son, Alfred,
was killed in the last war, while serving as a tank driver with the 4th Hussars at El Alamein.
The funeral took place yesterday, a service in Wroxall Parish Church, conducted by the Vicar
(the Rev. C.D. Biddell), preceding interment in the cemetery.
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS
Saturday, May 7, 1960 WROXALL The Late Mr. G.E. Abbott. - Members of the Island branch of the Old Contemptibles' Association formed a guard of honour and recited the exhortation at the graveside at the funeral, on Friday week, of Mr. George Edwin Abbott, aged 72, of Tintern, St. John's Road, who collapsed and died just after the leaving the Industries Fair at Ryde. The service in the Parish Church was conducted by the Vicar (the Rev. C.D. Biddell), and Mr. D.G. Hutton (organist) accompanied the hymn "The day Thou gavest." The mourners were Mrs. Abbott (widow), Mr. and Mrs. E., Mr. and Mrs. H., and Mr. and Mrs. R. Abbott (sons and daughters-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. P. Attrill (son-in-law and daughter), Colin, Nigel, and Barry Attrill (grandsons), Mr. and Mrs. A. Abbott and Mesdames S. White and D. Stevens (brother and sisters-in-law), Mr. W. Earney (brother-in-law), and Mrs. J. Holloway, of Lake. Interment was at the cemetery. The floral tributes included one from the Old Contemptibles' Association. Mr. J. Orchard made the arrangements. - Mrs. Abbott and family wish to thank the police and staff at the County Hospital, Ryde, for their services, and all who helped; Dr. A.F. Champion for his constant attention, the Old Contemptibles, and all who expressed sympathy and sent flowers. |
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Family Information :
His son, Alfred Austin Abbott, was killed in WW II. See Biographical information for more details. His nephew, John William Thomas Abbott, was also killed in WW II. (CWGC record) |
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Acknowledgments :
Janet Griffin for newspaper research |
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Page last updated : 2 March 2015 (added to website) |