Virtual War Memorial | Horace Sydney Clyde (Horrie) SCOTT

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SCOTT, Horace Sydney Clyde

Service Number:	NX133087
Enlisted:	24 June 1942
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	19 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia, 7 August 1918
Home Town:	Bankstown, Bankstown, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bridge / Wharf Carpenter
Died:	Multiple GSW, accidental, New Britain, Papua New Guinea, 21 February 1945, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot A. Row C. Grave 1. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, NX133087
24 Jun 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX133087
20 Feb 1945:	Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX133087, 19 Infantry Battalion AMF, New Britain, Multiple GSW (accidental) - legs, abdomen and left wrist
21 Feb 1945:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX133087, 19 Infantry Battalion AMF, New Britain

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