Regimental number | 983 |
Place of birth | Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland |
School | Anderson Education Institute, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Drover |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, Captain Scott, King Harold Street, Lerwich, Shetland Isles, Scotland |
Previous military service | Served in the 7th Batt Gordon Highlanders, Territorial Force. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Newcastle, New South Wales, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 984 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Jericho |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Jerusalem War Cemetery (Row J, Grave No. 17), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 2 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Captain John and Mrs Elizabeth SCOTT, 37 Francis Street, Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | His brother Bertram Scott died. |