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Nov 15, 1896
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Born at London
England
It
should be noted that his first name is spelled 2 different ways in his service file, both
as Lawrence and as Laurence. In some places, the "w" has been crossed out
and replaced with a "u".
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Jun 7, 1907
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Embarked the SS
Victorian at Liverpool England with his mother and siblings
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Jun 15, 1907
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Disembarked at
Montreal Quebec and proceeded to Cornwall Ontario
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Jan 31, 1916
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Attested into
the 154th Battalion at Cornwall Ontario
Ø Number 633350
Ø Next of kin given as Emily Abbott (mother) of Moulinette Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Paper-Maker
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
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Oct 1, 1916
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Will made out
leaving his entire estate to his mother, Mrs Austin Abbott of Moulinette Ontario
The town of
Moulinette was one of the villages that was flooded in order to create the St Lawrence
Seaway
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Oct 25, 1916
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Embarked the HMS
Mauretania at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Oct 31, 1916
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Disembarked at
Liverpool England
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Jan 25, 1917
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TOS (Taken On
Strength) the 156th Battalion at Witley
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Mar 6, 1917
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Admitted to the
Isolation Hospital at Aldershot with a diagnosis initially reading NYD (Not Yet
Determined) but was later a suspected case of Diphtheria.
This was later changed to read Tonsillitis
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Mar 21, 1917
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Discharged to
duty from hospital
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May 23, 1917
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Posted to the 21st
Battalion
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May 24, 1917
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Arrived at No 2
CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) at Etaples France and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st
Battalion
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Jun 10, 1917
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Left No 2 CIBD
to join the Battalion
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Jun 11, 1917
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the field
The Battalion was in billets at
Coupigny carrying out training exercises and participating in sporting activities
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Aug 15, 1917
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Killed in Action
during fierce fighting at Hill 70
His body was
initially buried in a temporary cemetery North West of Lens. However, when the war was over and it came time to
move those buried in temporary graves into permanent cemeteries, his body could not be
located. As a result, he is commemorated on
the Memorial at Vimy Ridge, France. His name,
as inscribed is shown above.
He
is also remembered on the War Memorial at the Lost Villages Museum, Long Sault Ontario,
shown below
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Oct 4, 1920
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The Cross of
Sacrifice was sent to his mother at Moulinette Ontario
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Dec 14, 1920
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The Plaque (Dead
Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to his father, Austin Abbott at Moulinette Ontario
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Apr 27, 1921
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His British War
Medal and Victory Medals were sent to his mother at Moulinette Ontario
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2008
During the Remembrance Day ceremonies in
2008, Veteran's Affairs Canada conducted a vigil each night for the week leading up to
November 11. This vigil consisted of projecting the names of every Canadian soldier
who is listed with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on various buildings and
monuments across Canada, and in London England. The photo below shows Pte LE
Abbott's name being projected on the outside wall of Canada House in London England.
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| 2010
For the 7
nights leading up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers killed during
the war were projected onto the Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At the same time, the same names were being
broadcast via the internet to schools across Belgium and Canada. The image above shows the opening ceremonies at
the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.
Below on the
left is the name of Lawrence Abbott being projected on that wall. Below right shows the name being broadcast to the
schools. Each name appeared for 25 seconds
and each night 9,700 names were shown.
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