SCOTT, Ernest Charles Gordon
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 28 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Hagley, Tasmaniam, Australia, 15 August 1885 |
| Home Town: | Hagley, Meander Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Charles Street State School, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Manager Motor Transport Company |
| Died: | Wounds, At sea on board HS Sicilia, 19 July 1915, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial - Panel 9 Commemorated in the Hagley Uniting Church Cemetery, Tasmania |
| Memorials: | Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 10th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 8 Feb 1915: | Involvement 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1915: | Embarked 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Fremantle | |
| 1 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 10th Light Horse Regiment, At Gallipoli | |
| 17 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the head | |
| 19 Jul 1915: | Involvement Lieutenant, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 10 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1915-07-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 50 Nicholson Street, Subiaco, WA where he was employed as Manager, Motor Transport Company, Perth, WA
Son of Jabez and Susannah Wesley Scott of Hagley, Tasmania. Brother of John Burns Scott MID who was killed in action at Gallipoli on 8 October 1915 and was buried in the Embarkation Pier Cemetery. Special Memorial, Row C, Grave 43
Next of kin given as a brother Arthur P. Scott of 92 Thomas Street, Perth, WA. Brother of William John Scott of Perth, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Launceston Artillery, Tasmania and 12 months in the Senior Cadets
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