Personal data
| Name | Abbey |
|---|---|
| Initials | E.A. |
| Christian name | Edwin Austin |
| Date and place of birth | Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland; 22.09.1888 |
| Address | Burlington, New Jersey, USA |
| Profession | Civil Engineer |
| Family | Son of William Burling Abbey and Katharine Eleanor (nee Lewis) Abbey, of 1606, Mifflin St., Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A. |
Extra information
- Information
- Educated at Pennsylvania University (Civil Engineering)
Military data
| Service number | 166696 |
|---|---|
| Rank | Lt. |
| Regiment / Unit | 4 Canadian Mounted Rifles |
| Date of death | |
| Age | 28 |
| Cemetery / Memorial | Thelus Military Cemetery; personal inscription: THANKS BE TO GOD WHO GIVETH US THE VICTORY |
Other information
- Information 1
- Killed in action.
- Information 2
- Bronze plaque in his memory in Houston Hall at the University of Pennsylvania
- Information 3
- Letters to his family were published in "An American Soldier", Houghton Mifflin Co., USA, 1918
Media
Sources
- Source
- Liber Vitae 1923
- Source 2
- Liber Vitae 1928