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John SCOTT

Regimental number2470
Place of birthDundee, New South Wales
SchoolDundee Orphan Institution, Ferry Road, Dundee, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFireman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinSister, Elizabeth Scott, 133 Siny Road, Dundee, Scotland
Enlistment date9 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
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
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 28 September 1917
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXIV, Row B, Grave No. A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
158
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary SCOTT. Native of Dundee, Scotland

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