SCOTT, Thomas Richard
| Service Number: | 4536 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 February 1916, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Capel, Western Australia, 9 June 1892 |
| Home Town: | Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Capel Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Franvillers, France, 1 June 1918, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension, Franvillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Capel War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 4536, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4536, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle | |
| 1 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4536, 26th Infantry Battalion |
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"SCOTT.- Killed in action somewhere in France, on June 1, 1918, Private T. R. Scott, dearly beloved, third son of Mrs. S. McTaggatt, Capel, brother of Blanche, May, and Ellen, Bunbury, Fred. (killed in action), Dave (on active service), and Ernie (returned), aged 26 years; after two years and three months on active service.
"Rest well, brave heart." we softly say;
Ye who for us your life laid down; The angels know your grave to-day;
And weave for you the victor's crown. -Inserted by his sorrowing mother, sisters, and brothers." - from the West Australian 24 Jun 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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