SCOTT, William
| Service Number: | 909 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 December 1915, An original member of C Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Kurri Kurri, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wallsend Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kurri Kurri Methodist Church Roll of Honor, Kurri Kurri War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Wallsend Soldier's Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 909, 35th Infantry Battalion, An original member of C Company | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 909, 35th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 909, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William’s older brother, 4589 Pte James Scott 2nd Battalion AIF had been killed in action near Hermies, France on 9 April 1917.
They were the sons of William and Annie Scott, of Kurri Kurri, New South Wales. Both men worked in the coal mine of Pelaw Main Colliery, and resided at Brunker Street, Kurri Kurri.
According to his Red Cross Wounded and Missing file William was killed by machine gun fire during an advance near Passchendaele on 12 October 1917. He reportedly fell near a swamp in No Man’s Land and although a map reference was given in his service file as his place of burial his remains were never found.
Mr. and Mrs. W Scott received the following letter from Captain H. J. Connell DSO, MC and Bar, which was printed in the Newcastle Northern Times in 1918. “….As one of the original men of our Company your lad was well known to and esteemed by all the officers and men. Always willing, bright and of an amiable disposition that made many friends, he was brave, cool and reliable, with all the qualities of a good soldier. His loss was felt by every one of us. Accept, dear madam, the deepest sympathy of officers and men. Your dear son was a lad to be proud of and all the time we were together I have always had the highest opinion of him.”
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