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SCOTT, Norman Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2886 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 21 March 1887 |
| Home Town: | Cooee, Burnie, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Buttermaker |
| Died: | Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Courcelette British Cemetery Plot V, Row G, Grave No. 20. A HERO AND A NOBLE SON HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Devonport Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2886, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2886, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2886, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2886, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2886 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Norman Roy Scott was one of the three sons of George Alexander Scott and Katherine Elizabeth Scott of Devonport, Tasmania, who enlisted in the AIF during WW1. His brother, 365 Sergt. Lewis George Scott 12th Battalion AIF, was killed in action near Boursies, France between the 6-10 April 1917, aged 23.
Prior to embarking Lance-Corporal Scott was manager of the Riana branch of the Emu Bay Co's butter factory, and was a member of the Burnie band.
Another brother, 2457 Pte. William Pringle Scott served with the 1st Remount Unit in Egypt.
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