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SCOTT, Rupert Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX7183 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 June 1940, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bowden, SA, 1 August 1908 |
| Home Town: | Brompton, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Hindmarsh Public School, Adelaide High School |
| Occupation: | Compositor and Reader |
| Died: | 5 September 1975, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) Road 5, Path 13, West, Site 28 |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 29 Jun 1940: | Involvement SX7183 | |
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| 29 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 29 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, SX7183, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 May 1947: | Discharged | |
| 2 May 1947: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, SX7183, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of the late Mr and Mrs H SCOTT of Bowden. Married with three children and residing at 28 Pickering Street, Brompton Park, Rupert had been educated at Hindmarsh Public School and Adelaide High Schools. He played cricket and football for several seasons and was very fond of fishing. He was well known and popular in the district. In civilian life he worked at the Government Printing Office for many years as a compositor and reader. Rupert enlsited in June 1940, trained at Wayville and left for the Middle East in November of 1940. He served in Tobruk and other places.
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