SCOTT, William Stewart
| Service Number: | 2886 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, 21 March 1884 |
| Home Town: | Hendra, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Winton War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2886, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2886, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2886, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2886, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2886 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William Scott had been born in Scotland. He was living in Hendra, Queensland when he enlisted, a married man and the father of four infant girls.
William Scott was a seaman of note and was present at the taking of German New Guinea, serving with the Australian Naval section of the Australian Naval and Military Expedition.
He was killed in action during the 49th Battalion’s attack on the formidable German positions at Mouquet Farm on 3 September 1916, a day which cost the Australians dearly in casualties.
His wife, Marion, passed away in 1922, and his memorial plaque was sent out to his eldest daughter, during 1930, when she had reached the age of 20.
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