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SCOTT, Raymond Victor
| Service Number: | 3757 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 July 1915, Raymond signed up for war at 22 years of age. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Norwood, Adelaide, South Australia, March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | 1979, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 31 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 3757, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Raymond signed up for war at 22 years of age. | |
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| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3757, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3757, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), RMS Malwa, Adelaide | |
| 19 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Raymond was "taken on strength" from the 42nd Infantry Battalion to the 11th Field Artillery Brigade. | |
| 10 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3757, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, Raymond was wounded in action for the first time in his involvement in the war. | |
| 25 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3757, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli, Raymond was injured in action for the second time, just over a month after his previous injury. | |
| 14 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3757, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, Raymond was wounded in action for the third time again, a month after his previous injury. | |
| 24 Sep 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3757, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , After being wounded for a third time Raymond was deemed unfit for battle and was sent back to Australia. | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 3757 |
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Early Life:
Raymond Victor Scott was born in Norwood, South Australia, in March 1983. Both Raymond’s father, Walter Wilson Scott, and his mother Margret Wilson Scott, were Australians, making Raymond a true blooded Aussie. He lived at 168 Magill Road, Norwood which was no more than a five-minute walk from the Saint Ignatius Junior school. Raymond was a practising follower of the Church of England religion; which is a part of the Anglican community. During school, Raymond was hired as a part time clerk. Subsequently, after graduating high school he decided to become a fire fighter.
Raymond enlisted for war on the 31st of July 1915, at age 22. At the time of enlistment Raymond was single and described as being 5 feet 7, weighing 70kg and having dark brown hair. He had grey eyes and his completion was depicted as “fresh”.
Service:
Raymond Victor Scott embarked for his training on the 2nd of December 1915, aboard RMS Malwa.
Raymond was ranked as a private, or more specifically a gunner. A private is the lowest rank in an active army.
Raymond fought in Egypt after he was taken on strength to the 11th field Artillery Brigade. He spent around a year after that training in terrible conditions, fighting trench warfare against brutal and unforgiving opponents. One facet of war that returning soldier have said was one of the harder aspects, was the heavy equipment the soldier would have to carry. What a soldier would lug in the war would vary depending on their attack plan, their role and their environments. However, generally the gunner’s equipment (Raymond’s class) would consist of a gas mask, a rifle, ammunition, a bayonet, grenades, protective clothes (such as boots, thick material clothes, helmet etc.), a shovel and a bag called a “haversack”, that would contain personal equipment.
Throughout his time spent at war Raymond suffered injuries on three different occasions. The first one was on the 10th of June 1917. As a result of this injury Raymond was out of action for 9 days, until he was cleared by medical staff to return back to the front lines. He was then wounded on the 25th of July, just over 1 month after his previous injury. This injury left him with the medics for close to a month, until he was finally cleared to go back and join his comrades on the 15th of August. He was then injured for the third and last time on the 14th of September. Following this injury, he was deemed unfit to return and was sent back home.
Raymond Victor Scott was awarded three medals; the Star medal, the British War Medal and the Victory medal.
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