Robert Alan ABBOTT

1914 - 1943  (~ 28 years)

• Gender	Male
  Birth	December 1914	Devonport, Devon, England
  	Devonport Dec 1914 5b 553
  Death	3 December 1943	Sangro River, Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy
  	Sangro River War Cemetery, 2.E.44
  Person ID	I34636	Clan Moffat UK
  Last Modified	4 January 2022

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Margaret Teresa MOFFITT,   b. 25 November 1916, Devonport, Devon, England d. 23 November 2003, Torbay, Devon, England (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	March 1940	Plymouth, Devon, England
  	Plymouth Mar 1940 5b 1162
  Family ID	F10257	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Captain, 5th Battalion Devonshire Regiment, Service Nr 97575. Son of George and Ellen Abbott, of Devonport; husband of Margaret Teresa Abbott, of Keyham, Devonport. Personal Inscription: "ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO HIM, O LORD; AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE ON HIM. AMEN" The Sangro River War Cemetery lies in the Contrada Sentinelle in the Commune of Torino di Sangro, Province of Chieti. Take the autostrada A14 (the road that runs from Taranto in the south to Ancona in the north) and exit at Val di Sangro. After approximately 2.5 kilometres from the exit turn right onto the SS16, Pescara to Vasto road, for nearly 2 kilometres. There is then a sharp right turn up to cemetery. If you come from the station, take a taxi from Torino di Sangro station, otherwise follow the road signs to SS16 (see direction), turn right at the crossroad and continue following the signs. The station is about 7 kilometres from the cemetery. Cemetery address: Contrada Sentinelle s.n. - 66020 Torino di Sangro (CH) Abruzzo. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 42.218406, Longitude: 14.535594.