Regimental number | 12761 |
Place of birth | Broken Hill, New South Wales |
School | District High School, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Other training | First aid worker |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Assayer (Block 14 Mine), Broken Hill |
Address | Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Catherine Scott, Blend Street, North Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Sergeant in the Army Medical Corps |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Field Ambulance |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/54/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Ambulance |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "The late Private John Jory Scott was a talented First Aid worker and in this capacity he might easily have remained in Australia as a hospital worker, but he felt that his duty lay in the path of sacrifice serving the wounded on the battlefield. His name lives forever". Details from Catherine Scott, mother |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Near Rouen, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Sever Cemetery Extension, (Block P, Plot III, Row M, Grave No. 6A), Rouen, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 183 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Catherine Scott of 588 Blende Street, North Broken Hill, New South Wales and the late John Scott |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 54 Driver William Gunn SCOTT, 1st Division Engineers, returned to Australia, 20 January 1916; F C SCOTT, munition worker, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |