SCOTT, William Kevin
| Service Number: | 1452 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia, 21 October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Trentham, Hepburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Memorials: | Trentham District Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1452, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1452, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1452, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Kevin William Scott enlisted on the same day as his brother, 1451 Cpl. Joseph Patrick Scott and both ended up serving in the 13th Field Artillery Brigade. Joseph was killed in action on 21 August 1917, aged 25.
Another older brother, 667 Pte. John Joseph Scott 38th Battalion AIF, was soon after killed in action near Passchendaele on 13 October 1917, aged 31.
Kevin was ordered home to Australia, in a cable sent to England by the Defence Department, for ‘family reasons’, probably due to the death of his two brothers and the fact that his mother was widowed.
They were the sons of James Joseph and Maria Scott, formerly of Trentham, Victoria. Their father had been a chemist in the town and had passed away during 1915, just before they all enlisted.