SCOTT, James
| Service Number: | 4589 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Kurri Kurri, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wallsend Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 9 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Hermies British Cemetery Sp. Mem. B. 7. Buried near this spot. IN MEMORY OF THE LOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. A. WM. SCOTT OF KURRI KURRI |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kurri Kurri War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4589, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 15 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4589, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 15 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4589, 2nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
James’s younger brother, 909 Pte William Scott, 35th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Passchendaele in Belgium six months later on 12 October 1917, aged 24.
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.
James was badly wounded at Pozieres in France on 23 July 1916 and was evacuated to England with gunshot wounds which caused fractures to his left leg.
He didn’t rejoin his 2nd Battalion until New Years Eve in 1916. He was killed during an attack on Hermies village in France on 9 April 1917.
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