SCOTT, Cleve James
| Service Numbers: | 998, Commissioned Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 10 January 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Broughton, South Australia, 4 October 1896 |
| Home Town: | Gawler, Gawler, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Gawler Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Draper's assistant |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 22 July 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor, Gawler Salvation Army Honour Roll, Gawler St George Anglican Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 998, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 998, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 998, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant | |
| 22 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant | |
| 2 Mar 1918: | Honoured Military Cross, At Hollebeke, Behaved with coolness and great gallantry... | |
| 22 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 10th Infantry Battalion, Merris (France), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-07-22 |
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Cleve's brother Lieutenant Frank John Scott also an original member of the 10th Battalion (Fighting 10th) was killed in action while leading the Raid on Celtic Wood on 9 October 1917
"Lieutenant CLEVE JAMES SCOTT,
second son of James and Felicia Scott, of Gawler, was killed in action on July 22, at the age of 19 he was lieutenant and adjutant of the Gawler Senior Cadets. He enlisted on January 1, 1916, sailing in June as a corporal. Reaching France in November as a sergeant, he forfeited his rank and joined the 10th Battalion, so as to be with his brother, the late Lieutenant Frank J. Scott. The following May he went to Oxford and gained his commission, but on returning to his battalion found that his brother had been killed. Lieutenant Cleve Scott was awarded the Military Cross on March 1 at Hollebeke. Previous to his death he had been twice wounded. To enlist he left employment with Mr. A. Sheard, draper, Gawler. This firm has an honor roll of five, three of whom. Lieutenant A. Sheard, Lieutenant Cleve J. Scott, and Gunner J. G. Forgie, have made the supreme sacrifice. Mrs. Scott received a letter from her son, signed by General Birdwood, congratulating him on winning the M.C. It stated that he displayed conspicuous gallantry and coolness. His brother, Lieutenant Frank Scott, was killed in France in October, 1917. He was mentioned in dispatches for gallantry, and earned his commission on the field." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 15 Aug 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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