Regimental number | 1471 |
Place of birth | Bellerive, Hobart, Tasmania |
School | Officer College and Friends' High School, Hobart, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 155 Nelson Road, Albert Park, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Frederick Pedder, Solicitor, 15 Cedric Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2285 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'He was known through the Camp as a brave soldier not afraid of death, and won his DCM for noble service as a stretcher bearer.' (father) |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 36 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Militry Cemetery (Plot XXIII, Row B, Grave No. 4A), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 48 |
Family/military connections | Cousins: Major John Burns SCOTT, killed in action, Gallipoli; Lt Ernest Charles Gordon SCOTT, killed in action, Gallipoli; Pte Mervyn PEDDER, killed in action, France; Cpl Ernest Frank PEDDER, killed in action, France. |