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William Robert James SCOTT

Regimental number1942
Place of birthNewcastle, England
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressBourke Street, Carrington, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Height6' 1"
Weight182 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Rachael Maud Scott, Bourke Street, Carrington, New South Wales
Previous military service7 years 4 Australian Inft Resigned
Enlistment date15 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll25 April 1916
Place of enlistmentNewcastle, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name34th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/51/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 4 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 4 May 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name William Robert
Date of death14 May 1920
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialSandgate Cemetery (Portion Church of England, Plot 74, Grave No. 39/40), New South Wales
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
124
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Death Due to Service. Parents: Robert and Caroline SCOTT. Native of Newcastle, New South Wales
Discharge date2 August 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Thermistocles', 6 April 1917; disembarked 4 May 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 2 August 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, SCOTT William Robert James

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