Wilfred George WESTCOTT

WESTCOTT, Wilfred George

Service Number: 1315
Enlisted: 3 March 1915, Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 18th Infantry Battalion
Born: Ashfield, NSW, 1892
Home Town: Ashfield, Ashfield, New South Wales
Schooling: Fort Street Public School
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 22 August 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

3 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1315, 18th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW
25 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 1315, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 1315, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of George Herbert and Siss WESTCOTT

Private Wilfred George Westcott (missing) is 23 years of age, and youngest son of Mr. George H. Westcott, manager of the Town Hall branch of tlie City Bank of Sydney. He was educated at Fort Street, and was on the staff of Messrs. Schute, Bell and Co. when he joined the 18th Battalion.