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Harold Thomas SCATTERGOOD

Regimental number1088
Date of birth16 May 1893
Place of birthSheffield, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLoco cleaner
Address...
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 8.5"
Weight166 lbs
Next of kinFather, Henry Scattergood, 15 Chippingham Street, Attercliffe, Sheffield, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 September 1914
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, F Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Troopship A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Regimental number from Nominal Roll35240
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 October 1915
Discharge date13 March 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 6 May 1915 (gun shot wound, left hand).

Transferred to Southern General Hospital, Edgbaston, England, 20 May 1915.

Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Suevic', 8 October 1915 (loss of finger); disembarked Adelaide, 20 November 1915; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 13 March 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSee 3520 Harold Thomas SCATTERGOOD for second period of service.
SourcesNAA: B2455, SCATTERGOOD Harold Thomas

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