SCOTT, John Ernest
| Service Number: | 107 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 April 1902, Wilston, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
| Born: | Laidley, Qld., 24 June 1882 |
| Home Town: | Laidley, Lockyer Valley, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Long Illness, At Home, 11 December 1942, aged 60 years |
| Cemetery: |
East Lismore (Lismore) General Cemetery Methodist section Row: 12A Plot: 23 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 107, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
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| 26 Apr 1902: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 107, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Wilston, Brisbane, Qld. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Robert SCOTT and Mary nee APPLEBY, Cressbrook, Qld.
There was a large attendance at the funeral in Lismore yesterday of Mr. John Ernest Scott, a resident of Wollongbar for the past 20 years, who died at his home on Wednesday night after a long illness. The remains were conveyed to Lismore Methodist Church, and the casket was covered with the Union Jack. Rev. Artur Brawn, of Alstonville conducted the service a the church and Mrs. E.H. Tulk officated at the organ. Mr. Brawn spoke of the long and patient suffering of Mr. Scott and made reference to his war service as a member of the Australian contingent which took part in the Boer War. Representatives of the Returned Soldiers' League and the Masonic Lodges attended the funeral. He was buried in the Methodist portion of the Lismore Cemetery.
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