George Abdy
Service Number
280164
Military Unit
South Nottinghamshire Hussars
Date of birth
Date of Death
03 Jul 1918 (23 years old)
Place of Birth
Radford
Employment, Education or Hobbies
He was a tobacco hand in 1911.
- Family History
- Military History
- Extra Information
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Family History
George Abdy was born in 1895 at Radford the son of John a whitesmith and Elizabeth Abdy née Brown of 2, Goodall Street, Hyson Green, Nottingham. John was born in 1855 at Bawtry, Elizabeth Brown in 1862 at Blyth. Married in 1880 in the Sheffield Registration District, they went on to have 9 children, five surviving infancy - Anne b.1885, Lily b.1888, Florence b.1890, John b.1892 and George b.1895. In 1911, the family lived at 73, Salisbury Street, Radford. George was a tobacco hand.
Military History
George Abdy enlisted at Nottingham and died in the Richmond Hospital, Dublin.
He was buried in the Nottingham General Cemetery
Extra Information
Unknown
Photographs
George Abdy
Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone marking the grave of George Abdy in the General Cemetery,Nottingham
Photo courtesy of Peter Gillings