ESCOTT, Horace Kenneth Victor
| Service Number: | SX5114 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 June 1940, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Morgan, South Australia, 9 October 1906 |
| Home Town: | Morgan, Mid Murray, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Morgan, South Australia, 17 July 1961, aged 54 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Morgan Cemetery, South Australia. |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 11 Jun 1940: | Involvement Corporal, SX5114, Enlistment/Embarkation WW2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 11 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, SX5114 | |
| 10 Jul 1945: | Discharged | |
| 10 Jul 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, SX5114 |
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Born 9 October 1906 in Morgan, South Australia
(SA Birth Record 1842 - 1906 Book: 774 Page: 333 District: Kap.)
Father Frank Hansell ESCOTT and Mother Mathilda Margaret WATSON.
Wife Nellie Mary Escott OAM (nee Hewitt), living at Morgan, SA.
(b. 21/1/1910 Morgan, SA - d. 11/7/2002 92 years)
Father Laurence HEWITT and Mother Bertha Emma Emilie KAKOSCHKE.
Son Andrew Hewitt Escott, living at Morgan, SA.
(b. 28/9/1943 - d. 11/5/1945 19 months)
11/6/1940 Enlisted into WWII AIF at Morgan, South Australia
(later signing up in Adelaide, SA)
***** service records need to be ordered through National Archives of Australia
as they have not yet been scanned for viewing. *****
10/7/1945 Discharged from service in AIF (WWII)
as a Corporal in 2 Australian Tank Workshop Company
17/7/1961 Horace passed away
buried in: Morgan Cemetery (next to his son and wife)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 7/6/2015. Lest we forget.
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