Douglas Elliott SCOTT

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SCOTT, Douglas Elliott

Service Number:	68
Enlisted:	19 August 1914, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	3rd Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Kapunda, South Australia, 4 September 1893
Home Town:	Kapunda, Light, South Australia
Schooling:	Kapunda Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of Wounds (GSW chest), At sea aboard HMS Prince of Wales off Gallipoli, 20 May 1915, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea 5 kilometres off the coast of Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kapunda Congregational Church Memorial Window, Kapunda District Honour Board, Kapunda Dutton Park Memorial Gardens WW1 Plaque, Kapunda and District Fallen Soldiers Monument, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

19 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 68, Adelaide, South Australia
20 Aug 1914:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant
22 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 68, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
22 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 68, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide
15 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 68, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli

First Days' Leave in Cairo

Tonight we had leave to go into Cairo. Very few people in Cairo can talk English so it is all strange, but those who can talk will come up to you and help you. There are some lovely buildings here which put Adelaide in the shade. We were in Shepherd's Hotel; which covers about ten acres. They have all sorts of games in the street - cards, chess, and native games. They also smoke great long pipes, the stem of which is 3 feet long with a funny hole on it. They hire them for a smoke in the shops. Labour is very cheap. Trains and trams are worked by natives: I'm sick of the sight of them. All our transports are camels and donkey carts now, until our horses are fir for work.

Scott, Douglas, pg 17, "Storm."

Douglas' farewell from Kapunda

At the packed Kapunda Institute, with around 600 people gathered the seven early volunteers from Kapunda and Eudunda were officially farewelled. Douglas and his brother Sydney and Len Fawcett were among the seven farewelled. The three light horsemen (Douglas, Sydney and Len) were each presented a horse during the ceremonies. Many patriotic speeches were spoken and songs played.
After one such patriotic speech Douglas Elliott Scott responded by noting his regrets, "that not more of the Kapunda troop of the Light Horse were going to fight for the flag that had given them so much freedom."

Adapted from Scott, Douglas, pg 12, "Storm".

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