| Regimental number | 309 |
| Place of birth | Skene's Creek, Apollo Bay, Victoria |
| School | Essendon State School, Victoria |
| Other training | Electrician |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Instrument maker |
| Address | 73 Salisbury Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Mott, 73 Salisbury Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in the cadets, Moonee Ponds, and 34th Company, Engineers, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
| Unit name | Australian Flying Corps, No 1 Squadron, C Flight |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 8/4/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 67th Squadron, Australian Flying Corps |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Aeroplane fell into sea. 1916 - Erected several wireless stations in Egypt, was Wireless Equipment officer, etc. Was torpedoed in Transylvania, 4 hours in water, saved 4 lives. Loaned to RFC to become scout pilot, completing final text at Montrose, machine dived into sea, could not be found. |
| Fate | Drowned |
| Place of death or wounding | Montrose, Scotland |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Montrose (Sleepyhillock) Cemetery (Row A7, Grave No. 33), Scotland |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 188 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on East Essendon Methodist Church Roll of Honour ('For God and Country'), Victoria. Parents: George and Elizabeth MOTT, 73 Salisbury Street, Moonee Ponds, Melbourne. Native of Sken's Creek, Apollo Bay, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | LT COL J E Mott, MC who was the first Aust officer to escape from Germany. Taken prisoner while partly paralysed at Bullecourt, April 11. |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
