Walter Henry SCOTT

SCOTT, Walter Henry

    Service Number: 1789
    Enlisted: 30 October 1915, Brisbane, Qld.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 52nd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Milton, Queensland, Australia, 3 June 1882
    Home Town: Milton, Brisbane, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Horsebreaker
    Died: Cardiac failure, hypertension, bronchial pneumonia , Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 10 July 1948, aged 66 years
    Cemetery: Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland
    Memorials: Strathpine District Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    30 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1789, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld.
    12 Apr 1916: Involvement Private, 1789, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
    12 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 1789, 52nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Walter's parents were Thomas Scott and Sarah Ann Denby. Walter enlisted 30 October 1915 at Brisbane, his occupation was a horse breaker. He was seriously injured during the war losing a leg, he returned to Australia November 1917. After World War I, Walter Henry Scott became a well-known identity in the Strathpine area where he worked for many years as an employee of the Normanby Rum Distillery.

    Biography contributed by Rosslyn Clayton

    He married Rose Northey on 08 April 1919.

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