Horace Arthur "Tony" Ableton (15 April 1895 – 1978) was a comedic performer in Jamaica and World War I veteran of theBritish West Indies Regiment (B.W.I.R.) He partnered^{[clarification needed]} withErnest Cupidon in the duo "Cupes and Abes"^[1] during the 1920s and 1930s. Ableton was born inSpanish Town, Jamaica and attendedBeckford and Smith. He joined the B.W.I.R during World War I and served in the 2nd Battalion. He was deployed to England, France, Egypt andPalestine and became anM.B.E. in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 1963.^[2]

• Jamaican comedians
• 1895 births
• 1978 deaths
• People from Spanish Town
• Members of the Order of the British Empire
• 20th-century comedians

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