John Adam SCOTT

Regimental number7318
Place of birthSurry Hills, New South Wales
SchoolWilliam St Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGlass worker
AddressDarlinghurst, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Mr A J Scott, 18 Langley Lane, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceHe was in the Naval Reserve.
Enlistment date14 February 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 February 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 24th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 10 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death18.7
Age at death from cemetery records18
Place of burialPeronne Road Cemetery (Plot II, Row I, Grave No. 40), Maricourt, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
126
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Adam and Nellie SCOTT, 55 Newington Road, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal