Regimental number | 28718 |
Place of birth | Donegal, Ireland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Claremont, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, A Scott, Glencross, Rathmullen, Co Donegal, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 15, Reinforcement 7 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/42/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Division Trench Mortar Brigade |
Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne on HMAT 'Ulysees', 25 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, 28 December 1916; marched into Larkhill, 29 December 1916; moved out from Larkhill, 16 May 1917; marched into Boyton, 18 May 1917. Proceeded to France through Southampton, 1 September 1917; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Rouelles, 2 September 1917; moved out to field, 4 September 1917; taken on strength of 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, 7 September 1917. Transferred to 2nd Divisional Trench Mortar Brigade, 9 September 1917, and taken on strength of V2/A Battery, 10 September 1917. Admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, 21 September 1917 (shrapnel wound, left shoulder); discharged to unit, 5 October 1917. Admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, 23 November 1917 (gas attack); transferred to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station, 23 November 1917; to 64th Casualty Clearing Station, 29 November 1917; admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Boulogne, 2 December 1917. Embarked Boulogne on HS 'Jan Breydel' for England, 15 December 1917; admitted to 1st Birmingham War Hospital, Rednal, 16 December 1917; transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, 24 December 1917; discharged on furlough, 28 December 1917; classified absent without leave, 13 January 1918. Declared an illegal absentee by Court of Inquiry, Sutton Veny, 29 April 1918. Discharged from Australian Imperial Force as a consequence of desertion, London, 1 April 1920. Medals: Not Eligible |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SCOTT Samuel Henry |