SCOTT, James
| Service Number: | 3482 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 May 1917, Warrnambool |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Illawa, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairy Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Tetanus, McLeod Military Hospital, Victoria, Victoria, Australia, 14 March 1920 |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Methodist F 14 10, Springvale Necropolis, Springvale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 3 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3482, 60th Infantry Battalion, Warrnambool | |
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| 16 Jul 1917: | Involvement Private, 3482, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1917: | Embarked Private, 3482, 60th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Sydney | |
| 26 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3482, 60th Infantry Battalion, Gun shot wounds to left shoulder & left eye - severe | |
| 14 Mar 1920: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3482 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
James SCOTT was born in Illawa, Warrnambool, Victoria in 1881
His parents were Samuel SCOTT & Sarah McLEAN
He enlisted on 3rd May, 1917 and embarked with the 60th Infantry Battalion, 9th reinforcements on 16th July, 1917 from Sydney on the ship Port Melbourne - he was severely wounded due to enemy machine gun fire on 26th April, 1918 and returned to Australia on the ship Suevic on 20th November, 1918 dis-embarking at Melbourne on 3rd January, 1919
James was admitted to the McLeod Military Hospital in Victoria where he died from Tetanus on 14th March, 1920 - he is buried in the Springvale Cemetery in Victoria and his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
IN MEMORY
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