SCOTT, Stanley Kenneth
| Service Number: | 7065 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 October 1916, Adelaide South Australia 23rd Reinforcements of the 10th Battalion |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stirling, South Australia , 25 October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Stirling (SA), Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Stirling East Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 May 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension Plot I, Row F, Grave 40, Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Aldgate Honour Board, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7065, 10th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide South Australia 23rd Reinforcements of the 10th Battalion | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7065, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7065, 10th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres | |
| 9 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7065, 10th Infantry Battalion, Merris (France), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7065 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-09 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Private S. K. (KEN) SCOTT, who was killed in action in France on May 9 was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Scott, of Stirling East. He was 24 years of age, and was widely known and highly respected. Private Scott was educated at the Stirling East public school, and also attended the Methodist and Church of Christ Sunday schools. He worked at Berri on the irrigation works. He enlisted in October, 1916, and sailed for England in December with the 23rd Reinforcements of the 10th Battalion. His only brother, Private A. H. Scott, is serving with the CamelCorps in Palestine.
Adelaide Chronicle 29 June 1918
His brother 2150 Pte. Andrew Robert Scott (/explore/people/186143) served in the Light Horse and Camel Corps in Palestine
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