SCOTT, Josiah William
| Service Number: | 4537 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Picton Junction, Western Australia, 7 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Kirup, Donnybrook-Balingup, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farrier |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 22 December 1961, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Kirup War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4537, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4537, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4537, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4537, 28th Infantry Battalion, per HT A29 Suevic | |
| 29 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4537, 28th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Josiah was the third of eight children of William Dawson Scott (b1857 in Wonnerup, WA) and Mary Ann Stinton (b1862 in Murray River, WA). William (a Labourer) and Mary Ann married in 1855 In Picton Junction, WA and settled in Kirup where William was a Hewer for the Quindalup Saw Mill.
Josiah was working as a Farrier in Kirup WA when he enlisted in the AIF in 1916 - he had been with 25th Light Horse Regiment for the past two years. Josiah was a Private (Service No:4537) with 28th Infantry Battalion in France - he was hospitalised with Mumps and Trench Feet - and was Discharged in November 1917.
In 1920 Josiah was a Clerk in Perth WA when he married Amy Elizabeth Annette Clayton (b1893 in Perth WA). The couple settled in Perth where Josiah worked as a Civil Servant (Clerk). Amy died in 1960 and Josiah in 1961.
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