Regimental number | 764 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Boundary rider |
Address | Gurr's Road, Kensington |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, W.Scott, Gurr's Road, Kensington, |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A4 Pera on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30480 (15 January 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 76 (23 May 1918). |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Sydney', 11 July 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 23 August 1917, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged (wounded), 1 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Cause of death: Hodgkinson's disease |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 34 |
Place of burial | AIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SCOTT Archibald |