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SCOTT, George Reginald
| Service Number: | 175 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 10 October 1897 |
| Home Town: | Ovingham, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter & Turner |
| Died: | Died of Illness (war service related), Keswick, South Australia, 29 May 1919, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: LO, Road: 1N, Site No: 5 |
| Memorials: | Prospect Roll of Honour G-Z WWI Board |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 175, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 175, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 25 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 175, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 175, 32nd Infantry Battalion |
Pte George Reginald Scott
From How We Served
175 Private George Reginald Scott of Ovingham, South Australia had been employed as a fitter and turner prior to his enlistment for War Service on the 12th of July 1915. Allocated to the 32nd Battalion 1st AIF, George was embarked for Egypt and further training on the 18th of November 1915.
With his Batalion, George was shipped to France where he arrrived on the 25th of June 1916. George's service in France would be a short one as within weeks of his arrival his Battalion was committed to the Battle of Fromelles 18/20th of July. During this fighting, George received a serious wound to his right thigh and was evacuated to England for hospitalisation, once his condition had been stabilised on the 20th of August. George would remain in England for further treatment until he was deemed fit to be shipped back to Australia as an invalid on the 3rd of July 1917.
Following his arrival George was admitted into the 7th Australian General Hospital (Keswick). Due to his service with 1st AIF, George would have on going health issues and on the 29th of May 1929 he died at the age of 33. George was formally laid to rest within West Terrace Cemetery, South Australia.
Submitted 31 July 2019 by Evan Evans
Biography
No. 175 Private George Reginald Scott, born South Australia 10 November 1897. Enlisted 32nd Battalion 12 July 1915. Wounded in action France 19 July 1916. Returned to Australia 1917. Died Keswick, South Australia, 29 May 1919.
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