Born 1894 Ipswich, Queensland; son of George & Emily (nee Foreman) Scott of Kate Street, Sandgate, Queensland.
He enlisted in the AIF on 6/1/1916 and embarked from Sydney for active service abroad on 5/6/1916 per HMAT "Borda" (A30). He was killed in action at Passchendaele, Belgium, aged 23 years.
42nd Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. - Service No. 1089
Cenotaph and family plot at Bald Hills Cemetery
Monument at Australian War Memorial
Regimental number 1089
Place of birth Pine Mountain, Ipswich, Queensland
School Blenheim State School, Laidley, Queensland
Religion Church of England
Occupation School teacher
Address Brisbane, Queensland
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 22
Next of kin Mother, Mrs Emily Scott, Blenheim, Laidley, Queensland
Enlistment date 6 January 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 42nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/59/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Lance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll 42nd Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 18 October 1917
Place of death or wounding Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death 23.9
Age at death from cemetery records 23
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 27), Belgium.
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 136
War service: Western Front
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
He enlisted in the AIF on 6/1/1916 and embarked from Sydney for active service abroad on 5/6/1916 per HMAT "Borda" (A30). He was killed in action at Passchendaele, Belgium, aged 23 years.
42nd Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. - Service No. 1089
Cenotaph and family plot at Bald Hills Cemetery
Monument at Australian War Memorial
Regimental number 1089
Place of birth Pine Mountain, Ipswich, Queensland
School Blenheim State School, Laidley, Queensland
Religion Church of England
Occupation School teacher
Address Brisbane, Queensland
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 22
Next of kin Mother, Mrs Emily Scott, Blenheim, Laidley, Queensland
Enlistment date 6 January 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 42nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/59/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Lance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll 42nd Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 18 October 1917
Place of death or wounding Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death 23.9
Age at death from cemetery records 23
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 27), Belgium.
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 136
War service: Western Front
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Born 1894 Ipswich, Queensland; son of George & Emily (nee Foreman) Scott of Kate Street, Sandgate, Queensland.
He enlisted in the AIF on 6/1/1916 and embarked from Sydney for active service abroad on 5/6/1916 per HMAT "Borda" (A30). He was killed in action at Passchendaele, Belgium, aged 23 years.
42nd Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. - Service No. 1089
Cenotaph and family plot at Bald Hills Cemetery
Monument at Australian War Memorial
Regimental number 1089
Place of birth Pine Mountain, Ipswich, Queensland
School Blenheim State School, Laidley, Queensland
Religion Church of England
Occupation School teacher
Address Brisbane, Queensland
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 22
Next of kin Mother, Mrs Emily Scott, Blenheim, Laidley, Queensland
Enlistment date 6 January 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 42nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/59/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Lance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll 42nd Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 18 October 1917
Place of death or wounding Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death 23.9
Age at death from cemetery records 23
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 27), Belgium.
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 136
War service: Western Front
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
He enlisted in the AIF on 6/1/1916 and embarked from Sydney for active service abroad on 5/6/1916 per HMAT "Borda" (A30). He was killed in action at Passchendaele, Belgium, aged 23 years.
42nd Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. - Service No. 1089
Cenotaph and family plot at Bald Hills Cemetery
Monument at Australian War Memorial
Regimental number 1089
Place of birth Pine Mountain, Ipswich, Queensland
School Blenheim State School, Laidley, Queensland
Religion Church of England
Occupation School teacher
Address Brisbane, Queensland
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 22
Next of kin Mother, Mrs Emily Scott, Blenheim, Laidley, Queensland
Enlistment date 6 January 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 42nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/59/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Lance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll 42nd Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 18 October 1917
Place of death or wounding Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death 23.9
Age at death from cemetery records 23
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 27), Belgium.
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 136
War service: Western Front
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Inscription
"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"
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"The fortune of war, has denied this known and honoured, ANZAC, burial given to his comrades in death."
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