Career
Abbott was a noted ice hockey player in Saskatchewan. Abbott also excelled in lacrosse, rugby, football and basketball. Abbott was a law student and senior civil servant in the Saskatchewan Provincial Government when World War I broke out.
He volunteered in September, 1915, and went overseas as a Lieutenant with the 68th Battalion (Regina) of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF).
In July 1915, Abbott was promoted to Captain with the 52nd Battalion (New Ontario), CEF. He is interred at the New British (military) Cemetery in Roye, France. The Abbott Cup, emblematic of Western Canadian Junior Hockey championship, was created in his memory in 1919.
He was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.