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James SCOTT

Regimental number4589
Place of birthAdamstown, New South Wales
SchoolWallsend Public School, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMiner
AddressBrunker Street, Kurri Kurri, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, W Scott, Brinker Street, Kurri Kurri, New South Wales
Enlistment date18 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on 15 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 April 1917
Place of death or woundingHermies, France
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialHermiew British Cemetery (Buried near Row B, Grave No. 7), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
34
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Annie SCOTT, Brunker Street, Kurri Kurri, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother: 909 Pte William SCOTT, 35th Bn, killed in action, 12 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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