Abbott, Percy Phipps

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C.M.G., V.D., Arts : Lieutenant-Colonel, 12th A.L.H. Regt., A.I.F., Gallipoli and France. Appointed lieutenant-colonel to command 12th A.L.H. Regt. 16th March, 1915, and, arriving at Anzac in August, was attached to 10th A.L.H. on 30th. Commanded 60th Battn. at Salisbury Plain in 1916--17 and, crossing to France in October, was, for a time, attached to 30th Battn. and 3rd Divisional H.Q. Appointment terminated 22nd June, 1918. Made a C.M.G. in 1917. Early education at The Hutchins School, Hobart.

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1869

Birth in Hobart Town -- TAS, Australia 14 May 1869
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Early education at The Hutchins School, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
1893

Solicitor at Glen Innes -- NSW, Australia 1893
1910

Elected Mayor 1910 - 1913 @ Glen Innes [ NSW Australia ]
1913

Member of House of Representatives at New England Electoral Division -- NSW, Australia 1913
1917

Military award: C.M.G. on 1917
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Military award: V.D. on
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Enlisted
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Military service as Lieutenant Colonel at Gallipoli --, Turkey ; France --, France
1940

Death in Tamworth -- NSW, Australia 1940

Gender

Male

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