SCOTT, Charles Douglas Livingstone
| Service Number: | 108 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Ipswich, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 15 November 1891 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Peak Crossing State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Newspaper Reporter |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Messines Ridge British Cemetery II B 24 |
| Memorials: | Harrisville Memorial Gates, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War, Ipswich Western Suburbs War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 108, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Ipswich, Qld. | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 108, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 108, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 6 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Feb 1917: | Promoted Lieutenant, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 May 1917: | Honoured Military Cross | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William and Beatrice SCOTT, Waghorn Street, Ipswich, Queensland
Military Cross
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He carried out several daring reconnaissances under heavy fire, and obtained most valuable information. He has at all times set a splended example of courage and determination.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 133
Date: 21 August 1917
Word was received in Ipswich last evening that Second Lieutenant Charles Douglas Scott, M.C., was killed in action on June 4. The deceased soldier was a son of Mrs B. Scott, of Waghorn-street, Ipswich. He was a fine athlete, particuiarly so far as football was concerned, having represented the State in that branch of sport. At the time of his enlistment he was a member of the "Courier' literary staff.
His death will be deeply regretted by a large circle of friends with whom he was very popular. Only lately information was received m Brisbane, confirming the conferring of the Military Cross on Lieut. Scott. Lieut. Scott received the congratulations of General Birdwood, who in his covering letter said 'I am so glad that you received the Military Cross for the excellent reconnaissance work which you did in No Man's Land, and for the good work you did in the operations early last month."
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