| 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 |