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Edward Irvine Charles SCOTT

Date of birth24 July 1873
Place of birthKempsey, New South Wales
Other NamesSCOTT, Edward Irwin Charles
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAgent
Address104 Raglan Street, Mosman, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation42
Next of kinWife, Mrs Alice Mary Scott, 104 Raglan Street, Mosman, New South Wales
Enlistment dateNo entry
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit name1st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 14 July 1915
Promotions

Major


Unit: 5th Pioneer Battalion
Promotion date: 24 February 1917

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Second Supplement No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917).

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918).

Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Name does not appear on Nominal Roll
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: W.D. SCOTT and Agnes DAY
Medals

Distinguished Service Order


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57
Date: 18 April 1918

Other details

Enlisted in the Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit), B Company, 11 August 1914, as No. 279, Private. Embarked from Sydney, 19 August 1914, on board HMAT A35 'Berrima'.

War service (AIF): Western Front

Medals: Distinguished Service Order,British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death11 May 1941
Age at death65
Place of burialNorth Shore Crematorium, New South Wales

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