SCOTT, Allan Bruce
| Service Number: | 5192 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 October 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 12 May 1885 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Norwood State School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 5192, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5192, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5192, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5192 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE A. B. SCOTT.
Mr. W. Scott, King-street, Norwood, has received word that his son. Private A. B. Scott, was killed in action on September 3. Private Scott was 31 years of age. He enlisted in Brisbane. His brother is fighting in France." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 28 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
Allan Bruce Scott was born on the 12th of May 1885, in Norwood South Australia. His parents were William and Elizabeth Scott. Allan lived on King Street, Norwood for his whole life up until he embarked for the World War 1. He’s schooling took place at Norwood State School and throughout his life he was faithful to the Church of England.
His personal qualities were his brown eyes, brown hair and dark complexion. He was 5 feet and 8 ½ inches tall and had chest measurements of 36/39 inches. His weight was 10 pounds and 5 ounces. Allan was a single man and worked as a labourer before he decided to be in the war.
On the 11th of October 1915 Allan enlisted into World War 1. He embarked from Sydney, NSW on the 31st of March 1916. The boat he embarked on was called HMAT A16 Star of Victoria. Allan was 29 years old when he embarked for the war and was in the 49th battalion and the 16th reinforcement. He was prompted to the 49th Battalion even though he was not a Gallipoli Veteran. The 49th Battalion was made up of approximately half Gallipoli recruits and half new reinforcements from Australia. His ranking was a Private.
In the Western Front Allan was located in France, Allan’s brother was also fighting in France at this time.
On the 21st of June 1916 the 49th Battalion moved into the trenches for the first time. The initial battle took place at the Mouquet Farm and they lost significant number of soldiers.
He was killed in action on the 3rd of September 1916 and was fighting on the Mouquet Farm in Pozières, France. Allan died at the age of 30. There is no grave that has yet been identified for Allan but his name is mentioned in the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial. Allan’s name is located at 149 in the commemorative area in the Australian War Memorial. His name will be projected on the exterior of the Hall of Memory 6 times throughout this year. During the centenary period the names of soldiers who lost their lives in World War 1 are projected on the face of the Hall of Memory. Each name appears for 30 seconds and can be seen from the Memorial’s grounds.
William Scott was granted a war pension of 20 pounds each fortnight after the passing of Allan, this started on the 6th of December 1916. After Allan’s death his mother Elizabeth Scott received a Victory Medal in connection of his sons achievements in the war. This was received on 5th of March 1923, this accrued 7 years after Allan’ death. The year before receiving this medal Elizabeth received a Memorial Plaque on the 7th of August 1922.
When Allan enlisted as a solider he became an ANZAC. The term ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corp. The ANZAC soldiers were expected to show “ANZAC Spirit” for this they had to show certain qualities such as endurance, courage, good humor and mate ship. During Allan’s time in the war he showed ANZAC sprit for committing his life for his country. Although he died after a short period of time Allan showed courage to put himself on the front line of action resulting in death.
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