| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Edgmond, Lane Cove Road, Wahroonga, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Father, D H Scott, Edgmond, Lane Cove Road, Wahroonga, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 4th Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917). |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 12), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 163 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Allen also spelt Allan and Alan. Parents: Donald and Maria SCOTT, Edgmond, Wahroonga, New South Wales. Native of Tumut, New South Wales |
| Medals |
Distinguished Service Order 'For conspicuous gallantry in the attack on Lone Pine, Gallipoli Peninsula, on 6th-7th August, 1915. He held on to a very exposed position, till all the wounded had been removed. Later, after a heavy bombing attack in superior force had compelled him to retire, he led a bayonet charge which retook and held the position in face of the enemy's enfilading machine gun fire. This position was of great importance, as linking up the positions captured on either flank.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 12 Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Distinguished Service Order, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
