Regimental number | 2648 |
Place of birth | Galashiels, Scotland |
School | Glendenning School, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 12 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Red Range via Glen Innes, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Berttie Scott, Red Range via Glen Innes, New South Wales |
Previous military service | He was a member of the Australian Light Horse. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 33rd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/50/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Napier on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 33rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Date of death on Nominal Roll stated to be 19 September 1918 |
Place of death or wounding | Clery, France |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row J, Grave No. 6), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 123 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Janet SCOTT; husband of Mrs B. Scott, Spring Mount, Reed Range, Glen Innes, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Nephew: [746] Lt William Thomas EWING MC, 33rd Bn, returned to Australia, 23 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |