Son of Richard and Margaret Ellen Abbott, of 70, Brownlow Road, Horwich, Lancashire. Formerly employed as a clerk at Horwich Loco Works.
Abbott, Fred –
Personal details
- Surname: Abbott
- Forename: Fred
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Horwich, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Horwich, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 23
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: March 25th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Bombardier
- Unit: 160th Siege Battery.
- Service number: 63025
- Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery
- Enlistment date: November 6th, 1915 - 1915-11-06
- Enlistment location: Horwich, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Holy Trinity C.E. Church WWI Roll of Honour - Horwich
- Holy Trinity Church Memorial Plaque (Bellringers) - Horwich
- Horwich 1914-18 Roll of Honour - Horwich Heritage
- Horwich Town Hall WWI Memorial - Horwich
- CWGC Memorial: Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: VI. G. I.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 12/04/1918 19/04/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d* 6c/d*