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SCOTT, William Alexander
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2797 |
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Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Portland, Victoria, Australia, June 1887 |
Home Town: | Hamilton, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Coachsmith |
Died: | Killed In Action, Pozières, France, 26 August 1916 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2797, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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5 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2797, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Moldavia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
5 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2797, 21st Infantry Battalion, RMS Moldavia, Melbourne | |
26 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2797, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...2797 Private Alexander William Scott, 6th Reinforcements, 21st Battalion, of Hamilton, Vic, aged 28 years. Pte Scott enlisted on 3 August 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboarad HMAT Moldavia on 5 October 1915. He later served as a corporal and died of wounds on 26 August 1916 in France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)