Edward Lyman Abbott was the Chief Clerk in the Attorney General's Branch of the Provincial Government when he was granted a commission in the Regiment, July 8, 1915.

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He went overseas in World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 with the 68th (Regina) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Canadian Expeditionary Force

The Canadian Expeditionary Force was the designation of the field force created by Canada for service overseas in the First World War. Units of the C.E.F. were divided into field formation in France, where they were organized first into separate divisions and later joined together into a single...

, serving as a Captain with the 52nd (New Ontario Regiment) Battalion, C.E.F.

Canadian Expeditionary Force

The Canadian Expeditionary Force was the designation of the field force created by Canada for service overseas in the First World War. Units of the C.E.F. were divided into field formation in France, where they were organized first into separate divisions and later joined together into a single...

  He was killed in action while serving with that unit having previously won the Military Cross and Bar

Military Cross

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 for gallantry in the Field. "Hickory" Abbott was a great athlete excelling in Lacrosse

Lacrosse

Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...

, ice hockey

Ice hockey

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, Rugby

Rugby football

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, Football

Canadian football

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 and Basketball

Basketball

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. He was an outstanding member of the Regina 'Victorias' - winners of the Allan Cup

Allan Cup

The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...

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One of Saskatchewan's best loved sons, 'Hick' Abbott was a noted hockey player in Western Canada. He captained the Regina Victorias when they won the Junior Championship of Canada in 1913 and 1914. The Abbott Cup

Abbott Cup

The Abbott Memorial Cup, commonly referred to as the Abbott Cup, was awarded annually from 1919 through 1999 to the Junior "A" ice hockey Champion for Western Canada....

, emblematic of Western Canadian Junior Hockey championship was named in his memory.