SCOTT, Norman Allan
| Service Number: | QX10608 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
| Last Unit: | Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 2 April 1918 |
| Home Town: | Howard, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, July 2003, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 24 Jun 1940: | Involvement QX10608 | |
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| 24 Jun 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 24 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, QX10608 | |
| 27 Dec 1940: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX10608, 2nd/3rd Field Workshop, embarked Sydney for Suez | |
| 2 Mar 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX10608, 2nd/3rd Field Workshop, embarked Middle East for RTA | |
| 10 Aug 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX10608, 2nd/3rd Field Workshop, embarked Brisbane for Port Moresby per HT X19 | |
| 16 Mar 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit | |
| 16 Jun 1943: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit | |
| 29 Jan 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, QX10608, Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit, embarked Port Moresby for Brisbane per Stephen Porter | |
| 29 Mar 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, QX10608, Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit, embarked Townsville for Port Moresby per Canberra | |
| 15 Aug 1944: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit | |
| 18 Mar 1946: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, QX10608, Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit, emplaned Lae for Townsville | |
| 3 Apr 1946: | Discharged | |
| 3 Apr 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, QX10608 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Norm was the son of Isaac Scott (b1880 in Charlton, QLD) and Mary Campbell (b1890 in Bingera nr Bundaberg, QLD) (BDM/C/6753). Isaac (a Shearer and Labourer) and Mary married in 1928 in Bundaberg, QLD where they settled.
Norm was working at Forestry Reserve No 8 in Aramara, Howard QLD as a Labourer when he enlisted in the Australian Army in June 1940. He was a Warrant Officer II (Service No:QX10608) attached to 2/3 Field Workshops when he was Discharged in April 1946.
In 1947 Norm married Mavis Sylvia Gardner (b1921 in Yarraman, QLD) - Mavis served in the RAAF (Corporal; Service No:94192) in WWII. Norm and Mavis moved to Goomeri, QLD where Norm was a Forestry Overseer. They lived in Innisfail, Emerald, and Tully where Norm was a Forest Ranger/Overseer. In the mid 1960s they moved to Chermside in Brisbane where Norm was an Overseer and Inspector. Mavis died in 2001 and Norm in 2003.