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Cromer Servicemen and Servicewomen in the First World War
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Name | John Albert Thompson Abel |
Ward | Cromer |
Armed Force | Territorial Army |
Notes | On 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 Information | Norfolk Regiment Private No.2309, Rifle Brigade Private No.60288 |
Date of Birth | 25/10/1895 |
Date of Death | 1972 |
Source | Cromer Post 15th Jan 1915, Medal card, Death Registrations |