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SCOTT, Vernon George
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 37738, T21900 |
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Enlisted: | 9 March 1917 |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | Field Artillery Brigades |
Born: | Fingal, Tasmania, Australia, 1 January 1899 |
Home Town: | King Island, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Currie State School |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Longford, Tasmania, Australia, 28 May 1966, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Longford General Cemetery (Lawn Cemetery), Tasmania, Australia Row 7, Lot 15 |
Memorials: | Currie King Island Great War Honour Roll, Currie State School Great War Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
9 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 37738, Field Artillery Brigades | |
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9 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 37738, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
9 Nov 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 37738, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
10 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 37738, Field Artillery Brigades, From England to Australia, arrived on 4 September 1919. | |
10 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 37738, 3rd Army Brigade. |
World War 2 Service
26 Mar 1942: | Enlisted T21900 | |
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26 Mar 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , T21900, Scott enlisted in the VDC (Tas) for duty on King Island, but was withheld. This is most likely due to his occupation as a dairy farmer. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George Daniel SCOTT and Rebecca Ann SCOTT nee McCARTHY, Currie, King Island, Tasmania
Husband of Edith Margaret SCOTT nee PHILLIPS