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Cromer Servicemen and Servicewomen in the First World War

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NameJohn Albert Thompson Abel
WardCromer
Armed ForceTerritorial Army
NotesOn the 1911 census John is living at 18 The Meadow Cottages, Cromer aged 15. He is a tailor's assistant, the son of John Dixon Abel and Emma Sarah Abel. Father John Dixon Abel also served during the war and his record is on this listing. John Albert died in 1972; he was then living in Portsmouth.
Service InformationNorfolk Regiment Private No.2309, Rifle Brigade Private No.60288
Date of Birth25/10/1895
Date of Death1972
SourceCromer Post 15th Jan 1915, Medal card, Death Registrations