Regimental number | 9076 |
Place of birth | North Dalton, Dritfield, East Yorks, England |
School | North Dalton Council School, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 24 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | North Dalton, near Driffield, Yorkshire, England |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, John Scott, North Dalton, near Driffield, Yorkshire, England |
Previous military service | Served as Rifleman in Fiji. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/90/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A39 Port Macquarie on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | My son worked as General Smith in Fiji to 1915, left there to join the English Forces, got to Honolulu and was stopped by the Authorities, so he got a boat for Melbourne and joined the AIF on Aug 30th 1915. (Father) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 5), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 14 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Alice SCOTT, North Dalton, Driffield, England |